1. The driver of a vehicle emerging from a private roadway, alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto the sidewalk area and thereafter the driver shall proceed into the sidewalk area only when the driver can do so without danger to pedestrian traffic and the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicular traffic on the street into which the driver’s vehicle is entering.
2. The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving on said highway and shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said highway. [S13, §1571-m18; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5035; C39, §5026.05, 5029.13; C46, §321.323, 321.353; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.353] Referred to in §805.8A(6)(u) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 6\n\n STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING \n
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
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1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case:
Rowling v. Sims, 732 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 2007).
Rowling v. Sims, 732 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 321.353 (2) (1999). A violation of a statutory duty constitutes negligence per se, absent a legal excuse.”
Rubel v. Hoffman, 229 N.W.2d 261 (Iowa 1975).
· cites it 7× “The Code 1966, Section 321.353. Defendant’s answer denied negligence on his part and affirmatively asserted contributory negligence by Rubel.”
Paulsen v. Mitchell, 105 N.W.2d 603 (Iowa 1960).
· cites it 4× “353, Code, 1958, which provides: “The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving on said highway, and shall- yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on said highway.”
Sayre Ex Rel. Sayre v. Andrews, 146 N.W.2d 336 (Iowa 1966).
· cites it 2× “* * * The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving on said highway and shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on said highway.”
United States v. Antonio Robertson (8th Cir. 2026).
· cites it 3× “The district court did not err in finding the officers had an objectively reasonable basis for believing that the driver of the Chevy breached Iowa Code § 321.353 . Iowa Code § 321.353 states: 1.”
Devin W. Rowling Vs. Jane Louise Sims (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 5× “Sims argues she was legally excused from the duty imposed on her by section 321.353 because the pile of snow located in the parallel parking lane west of the driveway made it impossible for her to yield the right-of–way.”
Larsen v. Johannsen, 220 N.W.2d 872 (Iowa 1974).
· cites it 2× “Section 321.353 of the Code provides in pertinent part: The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving on said highway and shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on…”
— Iowa Code § 321.353(2) — 1 case
Devin W. Rowling Vs. Jane Louise Sims (Iowa 2007).
“Sims argues she was legally excused from the duty imposed on her by section 321.353 because the pile of snow located in the parallel parking lane west of the driveway made it impossible for her to yield the right-of–way.”
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