(a) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection described on the official traffic map of the town and indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, or, 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.

(b) The driver having stopped in obedience to a stop sign at an intersection shall proceed cautiously, yielding the right-of-way to all vehicles not so obliged to stop which are approaching the intersection.
(Code 1981, § 7-1075)