ARTICLE VI. PEDESTRIANS

Sec. 19-226. Subject to traffic control signals.

Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals at intersections, as declared in this chapter, but at all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions as stated in this article.

(Code 1965, § 28-135)

State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-172.

Sec. 19-227. Designation of crosswalks and safety zones.

The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate and shall maintain or cause to be maintained, by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where, in his opinion, there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway and at such other places as he may deem necessary. The traffic engineer is also authorized to establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as he may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians.

(Code 1965, § 28-136)

Sec. 19-228. Right-of-way at crosswalks.

(a)   Where traffic control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of- way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this article.

(b)   Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.

(c)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-137; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-173.

Sec. 19-229. Duty to use crosswalk.

(a)   Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-138; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-174(c).

Sec. 19-230. Use of right half of crosswalks.

(a)   Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-139; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-231. Crossings at other than crosswalks.

(a)   Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(b)   Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(c)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-140; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

State law reference(s)—Crossing at other than crosswalks, G.S. 20-174(a), (b).

Secs. 19-232. Reserved.

Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 4910, § 2, adopted November 9, 2021, repealed § 19-232, which pertained to soliciting rides, and derived from the Code of 1965, § 28-141.

Sec. 19-233. Duty of drivers to use care.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding a horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.

(Code 1965, § 28-142)

State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-174(e).