Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-703

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Stop signs and yield signs

Official statutory text

(a) Preferential right of way at an intersection may be

indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in Section 15-

108 of this act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 493

(b) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be erected as

near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near

side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then as near

as practicable to the nearest line of the intersecting roadway,

however such yield signs shall not be erected upon the approaches of

but one of the intersecting streets.

(c) Every stop sign shall bear the word "Stop". Every yield

sign hereafter erected or replaced shall bear the word "Yield".

Every stop sign and every yield sign shall at nighttime be rendered

luminous by internal illumination, or by a floodlight projected on

the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements in or on

the face of the sign.

(d) 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 where

the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting

roadway before entering the intersection.

(e) 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.

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