CHAPTER 20. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 3. MOTOR VEHICLE ACT OF 1937
PART 11. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES
(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than
within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield
the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a
pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the
right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control
signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked
crosswalk.
(d) 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
extreme left of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the
opposite direction. Such pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to approaching traffic.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver
of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any
roadway, and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary, and shall exercise
proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a
roadway.
Last Modified: August 08, 1997