Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-201
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Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
Official statutory text
(a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any
official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in
accordance with the provisions of this act, unless otherwise
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 468
directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions
granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this act.
(b) No provision of this act for which signs are required shall
be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of
the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and
sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.
Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are
required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are
erected or in place.
official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in
accordance with the provisions of this act, unless otherwise
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 468
directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions
granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this act.
(b) No provision of this act for which signs are required shall
be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of
the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and
sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.
Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are
required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are
erected or in place.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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