A.
Obedience to isolated stop signs.
(1)
Every driver of a vehicle, railway car or other conveyance approaching an intersection of ways where there exists facing him an official sign bearing the word "stop" or a flashing red signal indication, said sign or signal having, apart from these rules and orders, the written approval of the Department of Transportation, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and such approval being in effect, shall, before proceeding through the intersection, bring such vehicle, railway car or other conveyance to a complete stop at such point as may be clearly marked by a sign or line or, if a point is not so marked, then at the nearer line of the crosswalk of said intersection. This section shall not apply when the traffic is otherwise directed by an officer or by a lawful traffic regulating sign, signal or device.
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(2)
In accordance with the foregoing, the erection and maintenance of an isolated stop sign or signs or flashing red signals, as the case may be, are authorized so as to face:
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B.
Flashing red. When a red lens is illuminated in a traffic control signal by rapid intermittent flashes and its use has been specifically authorized by the Department of Transportation, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, drivers shall stop before entering the nearer line of crosswalk of the street intersection or at a stop line, when marked, and the right to proceed shall then be governed by provisions of MGL c. 89, § 8.