(625 ILCS 5/11-904) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-904)
Sec. 11-904.
Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.
(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by
stop or yield signs as authorized in Section 11-302 of this Chapter.
(b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or
traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop
intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop
line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the
intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having
stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has
entered the intersection from another roadway or which is approaching so
closely on the roadway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time
when the driver is moving across or within the intersection, but said
driver having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval
occurs.
(c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience
to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions
and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop
line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the
intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the
right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another
roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time
such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(d) If a driver is involved in a collision at an intersection or
interferes with the movement of other vehicles after driving past a yield
right-of-way sign, such collision or interference shall be deemed prima
facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way.
(Source: P.A. 76-1739.)
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