Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words walk, or don't walk, or the symbol of a walking person or an upraised palm are in place, these signals shall indicate the following instructions:
(A) Walk or the symbol of a walking person. Pedestrians facing this signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the operators of all vehicles.
(B) Don't walk or the symbol of an upraised palm. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal. ('81 Code § 70.13)
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate the continued use of pedestrian-control signals utilizing the word wait if those signals were installed prior to the effective date of this section. (R.C. § 4511.14)