The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a public highway from an alley, building, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such public highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-26-14
Entry of highway from alley, building or private road--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Treib v. Kern (1994)
Most recently applied in 81 F. Supp. 3d 769 - Delaney v. Rapid Response, Inc. (January 2015)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0319; SL 1945, ch 189; SL 1959, ch 252, § 2; SL 1970, ch 175, § 15; SL 1989, ch 255, § 151.
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