driveway; penalty.
(a) The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence
district emerging from any alley, driveway, or building shall stop
such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto
the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or private
driveway, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may
be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway
shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said
roadway.
(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session
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