Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 49-642 (2026)

Vehicle entering highway. 

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Vehicle entering highway. 

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from any place other than another highway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be entered or crossed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2021 · leading case: Priest v. Landon, 26 P.3d 1235 (Idaho Ct. App. 2001).
Priest v. Landon, 26 P.3d 1235 (Idaho Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “” Priest requested an additional instruction, based upon I.C. § 49-642, to inform the jury that “the driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from any place other than another highway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be…”
State v. Palmer, 761 P.2d 1247 (Idaho Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 4× “Idaho Code § 49-642 provides: “The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection .”
State v. Yardley (Idaho Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 19-2514, and was issued citations for, among other offenses, failing to come to a complete stop before leaving a parking lot in violation of I.C. § 49-642, and failing to signal before turning into a parking lot in violation of I.”
State v. Hines, 786 P.2d 589 (Idaho Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “§ 49-642 (1988)) which provided: The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from any place other than another highway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be entered or crossed. At trial, the prosecutor called Officer…”
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