Chapter 23 - Traffic
Division 4 - Pedestrians
SEC. 23.4-1 RIGHT-OF-WAY. Where traffic-control signals or pedestrian-control signals provided for in Division 1 of this chapter are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway or street within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk.
Whenever stop signals or flashing red signals are in place at an inter-section or a marked crosswalk between intersections, the pedestrian shall have the right-of-way over drivers of vehicles; and at such 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.
The driver of a vehicle shall stop before entering any crosswalk when any vehicle proceeding in the same direction is stopped at such crosswalk for the purpose of permitting a pedestrian to cross.
SEC. 23.4-2 PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ROADWAY.
- No pedestrian shall cross any street except at crosswalks.
- No person shall stand or stop in a street or roadway in
a manner so as to interfere with vehicular traffic.
- No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally
unless authorized by official traffic control devices.
(SEC. 23.4-2 Amended 3/17/97 by Ord. No. 4446)
SEC. 23.4-3 SIGNALS. At intersections where traffic is directed by a policeman or by a stop and go signal, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross the roadway other than with released traffic, if such crossing interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
SEC. 23.4-4 STANDING ON SIDEWALK. It shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to stand upon any sidewalk except as near as reasonably possibly to the building or curb line, if such standing interferes with the use of said sidewalk by other pedestrians.
SEC. 23.4-5 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any street or roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacited person upon a street or roadway.
SEC. 23.4-6 PEDESTRIANS WALKING ALONG ROADWAYS. Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
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 or its shoulder facing traffic, and upon meeting a vehicle, shall step off to the left.
No person shall solicit a ride from the driver of any motor vehicle.
SEC. 23.4-7 BLIND PEDESTRIANS - RIGHT-OF-WAY. Any blind person who is carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red, or who is being guided by a dog, shall have the right-of-way in crossing any street or highway, whether or not traffic on such street or highway is controlled by traffic signals, anything in this Division to the contrary notwithstanding. The driver of every vehicle approaching the place where a blind person, so carrying such a cane or walking stick or being so guided, is crossing a street or highway shall bring his vehicle to a full stop and before proceeding, shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injury to the blind person. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a blind person who is not carrying such a cane or walking stick or is not guided by a dog, but the other provisions of this chapter relating to pedestrians shall be applicable to such person. However, the failure of a blind person to so use or so carry such a cane or walking stick or to be guided by a guidedog when walking on streets, highways or sidewalks shall not be considered evidence of contributing negligence.
SEC. 23.4-8 WALKING ON HIGHWAYS. Any person walking along and upon improved highways shall keep on the left of the paved portion, or on the left shoulder thereof, and upon meeting a vehicle when walking on such paved portion shall step off to the left.
Where sidewalks are provided it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway except at a crosswalk.
It is unlawful for any pedestrian who is under the influence of intoxicating liquors to be upon any street or roadway of this Town.