New Mexico § 66-7-345 - Authority to designate through highways and stop and yield intersections

§ 66-7-345. Authority to designate through highways and stop and yield intersections

A. The state transportation commission, with reference to state and county highways,

and local authorities, with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction,

may designate through highways and erect stop signs or yield signs at specified entrances

thereto or may designate any intersection as a stop intersection or as a yield intersection

and erect stop signs or yield signs at one or more entrances to the intersection. B. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or

yield signs as authorized in the Motor Vehicle Code. C. 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 before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or,

in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but

if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. D. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop,

shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or,

in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then

at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching

traffic on the intersecting roadway.