371.05 PEDESTRIAN TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS.
(a) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, no pedestrian shall walk, run or jog along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking, running or jogging along and upon a highway shall walk, run or jog as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk, run or jog only on the left side of the roadway.
(c) No person shall purposely walk, run, jog, stand on, or otherwise be in or upon any public street or highway open to motor vehicle traffic in such a manner as to obstruct or interfere with the free passage of vehicular traffic or to cause an actual or imminent hazardous condition as to any vehicle or person.
(Ord. 2004-061. Passed 5-10-04.)
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.50)