ildriver09
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
When crossing a divided highway (2 lanes in each direction, separated by a large ditch (sometimes called a borrow pit), what is the correct procedure?
From the stop sign at the edge of the divided highway, does one proceed to the middle area (marked with "yield" painted on the ground but no sign) or wait until traffic from both directions is clear. To provide an example, do I:
1) Wait until the near lanes are clear, drive to the middle and wait for the far lanes (opposite direction) to be clear, or
2) Wait until all 4 lanes are clear and drive completely across the divided highway?
I can not find the part of the vehicle code dealing with this, but it seems to me one should pass to the middle area when one side is clear, then proceed when the other is clear. Otherwise the wait for all traffic to be clear could be very long.
Thanks!
When crossing a divided highway (2 lanes in each direction, separated by a large ditch (sometimes called a borrow pit), what is the correct procedure?
From the stop sign at the edge of the divided highway, does one proceed to the middle area (marked with "yield" painted on the ground but no sign) or wait until traffic from both directions is clear. To provide an example, do I:
1) Wait until the near lanes are clear, drive to the middle and wait for the far lanes (opposite direction) to be clear, or
2) Wait until all 4 lanes are clear and drive completely across the divided highway?
I can not find the part of the vehicle code dealing with this, but it seems to me one should pass to the middle area when one side is clear, then proceed when the other is clear. Otherwise the wait for all traffic to be clear could be very long.
Thanks!