At all locations in the Township of Swatara where official traffic control signals are installed, pedestrians, except where directed otherwise by pedestrian-control signals installed under § 271-54 of this article, shall obey the directions of those traffic control signals, as follows:
A.
At the following locations, official pedestrian-control
signals shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected):
(1)
(Reserved)
B.
Every pedestrian facing a steady or flashing "Don't
Walk" signal shall obey the directions of that signal, as follows:
(1)
When facing a steady "Don't Walk" signal, a pedestrian
shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal,
but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the
"Walk" signal should proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone while the
"Don't Walk" signal is showing.
(2)
When facing a flashing "Don't Walk" signal a pedestrian
shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of the indication,
but any pedestrian who has partly completed crossing during the "Walk"
indication should proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone.
C.
Any pedestrian who fails to obey the directions of
a "Don't Walk" signal, as indicated above, shall be guilty of a summary
offense and a violation of this article.
Except when authorized by a police officer or
other appropriately attired person authorized to direct, control or
regulate traffic, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross
the roadway at any of the following streets, at the intersection with
that street indicated:
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Street
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Intersection
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Direction of Travel
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(Reserved)
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It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian:
A.
To cross any roadway in a business district within
the Township of Swatara except in a crosswalk;
B.
To cross or walk along the roadway, in any of the following portions of streets in the Township of Swatara, except in a crosswalk, provided nothing in this section shall permit any pedestrian to cross in a crosswalk at any location where that crossing is prohibited by § 271-54 of this article:
[Amended 2-14-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-2]
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Street
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Between
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Hanshue Street
[Added 2-8-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-3] |
Beginning at the northwest corner of the intersection of Hanshue
Street and Carla Avenue; thence along the northern right-of-way line
of Hanshue Street in a westerly direction, a distance of 10 feet;
thence extending from the northern right-of-way line of Hanshue Street
southwardly across Hanshue Street from the edge of pavement to the
edge of pavement on the southern right-of-way line of Hanshue Street
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Highland Street
[Added 8-8-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-6] |
Beginning at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hanshue
Street and Highland Street; thence along the northern right-of-way
line of Highland Street in an easterly direction, a distance of five
feet; thence extending from the northern right-of-way line of Highland
Street southwardly across Highland Street to the edge of pavement
on the southern right-of-way line of Highland Street; thence along
the southern right-of-way line of Highland Street in a westerly direction,
a distance of 5 feet
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Orchard Drive
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The western right-of-way line of Reynders Street
and the eastern right-of-way line of South Harrisburg Street
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Reynders Street
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The northwestern corner of the intersection
of Reynders Street and Orchard Drive diagonally across Reynders Street
to a point on the eastern line of Reynders Street
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South Harrisburg Street
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The northeastern corner of the intersection
of Orchard Drive and South Harrisburg Street and a point 295 feet
north of said corner
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Spruce Street
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The western right-of-way line of Reynders Street
and the point 200 feet east of the western right-of-way line of Reynders
Street
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Any pedestrian who violates any provision of
this article shall be guilty of a summary offense, and, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs.
