Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked
crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at any intersection to permit
a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle
approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped
vehicle.
[Amended 11-2-1998]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to enter,
or to encroach upon, any pedestrian-occupied crosswalk within the
corporate limits of the Town of Milton.
(1)
For the purpose of this section, a "pedestrian" shall
mean any person traveling afoot, or any person traveling upon, or
in possession of any nonpowered conveyance, or any wheelchair-bound
person or guide dog.
(2)
For the purpose of this section, a "pedestrian crosswalk"
shall mean any public street crosswalk properly identified by appropriate
street marking and/or signage.
(3)
For the purpose of this section an "occupied pedestrian
crosswalk" shall mean any public street crosswalk in which any pedestrian
occupies any portion of a crosswalk, between curblines.
B.
Any motor vehicle operator found in violation of this
section shall be subject to arrest, and such violation shall be punishable
by fine, and/or imprisonment.
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control
signals where provided. In all other places, pedestrians shall be
granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions imposed by
this article.
A.
When traffic-control signals are not in place nor
in operation, the driver of the vehicle shall yield the right-of-way,
slowing down or stopping if necessary to so yield, to a pedestrian
crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon
the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when
the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of
the roadway as to be in danger.
B.
No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other
place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is
so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
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.
A.
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control
signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place
except in a marked crosswalk.
B.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally
unless authorized by official traffic control devices pertaining to
such crossing movements.
A.
Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful
for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
B.
Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking
along and upon a street shall, when practicable, walk only on the
left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may
approach from the opposite direction.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not
less than $10 nor more than $100 and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
