Reglas sobre señales de ceder el paso en carreteras

Explicación Simple

Cuando manejas y ves una señal de 'ceda el paso', debes detenerte y dejar pasar a los coches que vienen por la carretera principal. Es como esperar tu turno antes de entrar a una fila para comprar algo en la tienda.

Es como en una conversación: si todos hablan al mismo tiempo, nadie se entiende. Al ceder el paso, permites que los demás hablen primero y así todos pueden seguir adelante sin problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana está manejando en una calle secundaria y se acerca a una intersección con una señal de 'ceda el paso'. Ve que un coche de Juan viene por la carretera principal. Ana se detiene y deja que Juan pase primero para evitar un choque.

Penalidades

No se considera negligencia automáticamente, pero la falta de ceder el paso puede influir en casos de accidentes.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 20-158.1. Erection of "yield right-of-way" signs. The Department of Transportation, with reference to State highways, and cities and towns with reference to highways and streets under their jurisdiction, are authorized to designate main-traveled or through highways and streets by erecting at the entrance thereto from intersecting highways or streets, signs notifying drivers of vehicles to yield the right-of-way to drivers of vehicles approaching the intersection on the main-traveled or through highway. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, except G.S. 20-156, whenever any such yield right-of-way signs have been so erected, it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to enter or cross such main-traveled or through highway or street unless he shall first slow down and yield right-of-way to any vehicle in movement on the main-traveled or through highway or street which is approaching so as to arrive at the intersection at approximately the same time as the vehicle entering the main-traveled or through highway or street. No failure to so yield the right-of-way shall be considered negligence or contributory negligence per se in any action at law for injury to person or property, but the facts relating to such failure to yield the right-of-way may be considered with the other facts in the case in determining whether either party in such action was guilty of negligence or contributory negligence. (1955, c. 295; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c.