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(a) The driver of any vehicle upon a highway within a business or residence district shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the highway within any clearly marked crosswalk or any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block, except at intersections where the movement of traffic is being regulated by traffic officers or traffic direction devices.
(b) Whenever any vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross a roadway, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any other vehicle approaching from the rear to overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.111; 1992 Code, § 40-298) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-27-1
(a) Whenever stop signals or flashing red signals are in place at an intersection or a marked crosswalk between intersections the pedestrian shall have the right-of-way over drivers of vehicles, and at the marked places, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk, and any pedestrian within or entering the crosswalk at either edge of the roadway shall have the right-of-way over any vehicle so stopped.
(b) The driver of a vehicle shall stop before entering any crosswalk when any vehicle proceeding in the same direction is stopped at the crosswalk for the purpose of permitting a pedestrian to cross.
(1992 Code, § 40-299) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-27-2
Every pedestrian crossing a highway within a business or residential district at any point other than a pedestrian crossing, crosswalk or intersection shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles upon the highway.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.110; 1992 Code, § 40-300)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, SDCL 32-27-4
Except as authorized by a pedestrian control signal as defined in § 75.006(f), at intersections where traffic is directed by a police officer or stop-and-go signals, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross the roadway other than with released traffic.
(1992 Code, § 40-301) (Ord. 118-18, passed 12-18-2018) Penalty, see § 10.999
It shall be unlawful for any person to stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the operator of any private vehicle.
(1992 Code, § 40-303) Penalty, see § 10.999
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