Vermont § 1048 - Stop or yield intersections

§ 1048. Stop or yield intersections

• (a) Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by “stop” signs or “yield”
  signs. (b) Except when directed to proceed by an enforcement 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 that has entered the intersection from another highway
  or that is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard
  during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection. (c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to the yield sign
  slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety
  to stop, shall stop 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 highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time
  the driver is moving across or within the intersection. However, if the driver is
  involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past a yield
  sign without stopping, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the driver’s
  failure to yield right of way. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1995, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)