PEDESTRIANS

§ 70.090 PEDESTRIAN’S RIGHT-OF-WAY.

   (A)   The operator of any vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block, except at intersections where the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers or traffic-control signals.

   (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 such stopped vehicle.

   (C)   It shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to cross a roadway at any point other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk.

(Prior Code, § 12-4-1)  Penalty, see § 70.999

§ 70.091 PEDESTRIAN’S RIGHTS AND DUTIES AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS.

   At intersections where traffic is controlled by a police officer, a pedestrian shall yield the right-of- way to vehicles lawfully proceeding directly ahead on a “Go” signal, and the driver of a vehicle while making a right or left shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians proceeding across the street on the “Go” signal. It shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to cross or attempt to cross a street when the traffic is stopped.

(Prior Code, § 12-4-2)  Penalty, see § 70.999

§ 70.092 PEDESTRIANS TO USE RIGHT HALF OF CROSSWALK.

   Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.

(Prior Code, § 12-4-3)