Columbia Stop when traffic obstructed ordinance (§ 14-251)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article IV. Operation
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle such person is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or cycles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed. 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. 14-251
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.