(A) Except as provided in division (D)(2), where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(B) Except as provided in division (D)(2), 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) Except as provided in division (D)(2), 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 a roadway, and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.
(D) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of- way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(2) In municipalities with a population of under 2,000,000 inhabitants, upon highways where the maximum posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour or less, and during the period from sunrise to sunset, a pedestrian who is 18 years of age or older and wearing in-line speed skates may travel upon the roadway as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway. Pedestrians wearing in-line speed skates upon a roadway may not impede or obstruct other vehicular traffic. Pedestrians wearing in-line speed skates shall be subject to all other rights and duties under this ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 11-1001 et seq. Nothing in these provisions shall be construed to prevent a pedestrian wearing in-line speed skates from using a lane designated for bicycles.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1007) (‘74 Code, § 17-138)
(3) No person shall stand in any roadway other than in a safety zone, if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
(‘74 Code, § 17-137) (Ord. 664, passed 1-17-61)
Penalty, see § 70.99