North Carolina § 20-142 - 5. Stop when traffic obstructed.

§ 20-142. 5. Stop when traffic obstructed.

No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, pedestrians, or railroad trains or on-track equipment, notwithstanding the indication of any traffic control signal to proceed. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and punished in accordance with G.S. 20-176 . Violation of this section shall not constitute negligence per se. An employer who knowingly allows, requires, permits, or otherwise authorizes a driver of a commercial motor vehicle to violate this section shall be guilty of an infraction. Such employer will also be subject to a civil penalty under G.S. 20-37.21 . History (1991, c. 368, s. 1; 2005-349, s. 16; 2019-36, s. 5.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-36, s. 6, made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2019-36, s. 5, effective December 1, 2019, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-349, s. 16, effective September 30, 2005, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, added the last paragraph. Session Laws 2019-36, s. 5, effective December 1, 2019, substituted "trains or on-track equipment" for "trains" in the first sentence. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.