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Columbia Emerging from alley, driveway or building ordinance (§ 14-250)

Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article IV. Operation

The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an 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 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 and cycles approaching on such roadway. The word "cycle," as used in this division, shall be defined as in section 14-491.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-250

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.