(A) Pedestrians crossing roadway.
(1) At no place shall a pedestrian cross any roadway other than by the most direct route to the opposite curbing, and when crossing at any place other than a crosswalk, he or she shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(2) No person shall stand or loiter in any roadway other than in a safety zone, if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
(B) Standing on sidewalk. It shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to stand upon any sidewalk except as near as reasonably possible to the building line or curb line, if such standing interferes with the use of said sidewalk by other pedestrians.
(C) Pedestrian crossing. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business section.
(D) Pedestrian walking along roadways.
(1) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(2) Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall when practicable walk only on the left side of the roadway of its shoulder facing traffic, and upon meeting a vehicle shall step off to the left.
(3) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle.
(1974 Code, § 8-4-2) (Ord. 442, passed 3-11-1959)