9-8-321.328: USE OF CROSSWALKS:

   A.   Within two hundred feet (200') of any marked crosswalk in the city of Dubuque, pedestrians must use the marked crosswalk to cross the roadway.

   B.   Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.

   C.   Every pedestrian crossing a street at any point more than two hundred feet (200') from a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (Ord. 38-16, 8-1-2016)

9-8-321.329: DUTY OF DRIVER:

   A.   Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to pedestrian workers engaged in maintenance or construction work on a street or highway whenever the driver is notified of the presence of such workers by a flagman or a warning sign.

   B.   Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any street and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise due care upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a street. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)

9-8-321.330: RESERVED:

(Ord. 38-16, 8-1-2016)

9-8-321.331: SOLICITATION OF RIDES:

   A.   No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any private vehicle.

   B.   Nothing in this section or title shall be construed so as to prevent any pedestrian from standing on that portion of the street or highway, not ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)

9-8-321.332: WHITE CANES RESTRICTED TO BLIND PERSONS:

For the purpose of guarding against accidents in traffic on the public thoroughfares, it shall be unlawful for any person except persons wholly or partially blind to carry or use on the streets, highways, and public places of the city any white canes or walking sticks which are white in color or white tipped with red. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)

9-8-321.333: DUTY OF DRIVERS UPON APPROACHING BLIND PERSONS:

Any driver of a vehicle or operator of a motor driven vehicle who approaches or comes in contact with a person wholly or partially blind carrying a cane or walking stick white in color or white tipped with red or being led by a guide dog wearing a harness and walking on either side of or slightly in front of said blind person shall immediately come to a complete stop and take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person carrying a cane or walking stick white in color or white tipped with red or being led by a guide dog. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)