(a) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, no pedestrian shall walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b) Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.
(c) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.
(ORC 4511.50)
(e) When a sidewalk is available for the purpose of walking, but is not adequate for the purposes of jogging, running or other similar pedestrian activities, a person may jog, run or perform a similar pedestrian activity upon the travelled portion of a roadway, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(f) A person using a roadway for the purpose of jogging, running or the performing of a similar pedestrian activity shall perform such activity as close as practicable under existing road conditions to the outside curb or the curbline of the roadway. Such person shall perform the activity only on the left side of the roadway.
(g) A person using a roadway for the purpose of jogging, running or other similar pedestrian activity, shall yield the right of way to vehicles lawfully operating thereon, and to vehicles and pedestrians having the right of way at street intersections.
(h) No person shall jog, run or perform similar pedestrian activities upon a street or highway during the period commencing one-half hour after sunset and concluding one-half hour before sunrise, unless such person shall wear reflective clothing and/or a reflective device sufficient to allow such person to be discernible at a distance of at least 500 feet to such person's front and rear.
(i) For the Shared Spaces Program, the above shall be superseded by the regulations contained in the Shared Spaces Manual, as may be updated from time-to-time.
(Ord. 150-2023. Passed 11-6-23.)