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§ 40.186 PEDESTRIANS WALKING ALONG ROADWAYS
   (A)   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)   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 on or along 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.
   (D)   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
   (E)   A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any kind of drug to a degree which renders himself a hazard shall not walk or be upon a highway, except on a sidewalk.
(KRS 189.570(12) - (16)) Penalty, see § 40.999
§ 40.187 SOLICITING RIDES, BUSINESS OR CONTRIBUTIONS
   (A)   No person shall stand on or in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
   (B)   No person shall stand on or in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
   (C)   No person shall stand on or in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting contributions unless such soliciting is permitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 61 of the City of Shelbyville Code of Ordinances and is conducted at a location designated by the presence of a traffic- control device or warning signal or an emergency vehicle or public safety vehicle as defined in KRS 189.910 making use of the flashing, rotating, or oscillating red, blue, or yellow lights on the devices or vehicles.
   (D)   No person shall stand on or in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on that roadway.
(Am. Ord. 2020-08-06(A), passed 8-6-20) Penalty, see § 40.999
                            
Statutory reference:
   For similar provisions under state law, see KRS 189.570(19) - (22)
§ 40.188 EMERGENCY VEHICLES
   (A)   Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle equipped with, and operating, one (1) or more flashing, rotating, or oscillating red or blue lights, visible under normal conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle, the operator of which is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, every pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to the emergency vehicle.
   (B)   This section shall not relieve the operator of an emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway nor from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian.
(KRS 189.570(23), (24))
§ 40.189 PEDESTRIANS ON BRIDGES, RAILROAD CROSSINGS
   (A)   No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach thereto beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier, after a bridge operation signal indication has been given.
   (B)   No pedestrian shall pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(KRS 189.570(17), (18))
§ 40.190 DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE
   (A)   Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter, every operator of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing a child or obviously confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
(KRS 189.570(6)(d))
   (B)   No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
   (C)   The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk.
(KRS 189.570(7), (8))
Penalty, see § 40.999
ARTICLE XV. BICYCLES
§ 40.200 APPLICATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS
   Every person riding a bicycle on a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic regulations of this city applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this subchapter and except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application.
Penalty, see § 40.999
§ 40.201 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED; PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
   (A)   It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this subchapter.
   (B)   The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter.
   (C)   These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated on any street or on any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein.
Penalty, see § 40.999
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