Section 257.611 - Traffic control devices; obedience required; exception; avoiding obedience by driving on public or private property; violation as civil infraction(1) The driver of a vehicle or operator of a streetcar shall not disobey the instructions of a traffic control device placed in accordance with this chapter unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.(2) The driver of a vehicle shall not, for the purpose of avoiding obedience to a traffic control device placed in accordance with this chapter, drive upon or through private property, or upon or through public property which is not a street or highway.(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.1949, Act 300, Eff. 9/23/1949 ;--Am. 1976, Act 75, Imd. Eff. 4/11/1976 ;--Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. 8/1/1979 .