At all locations in the Borough of New Hope where official traffic-control signals are installed, pedestrians, except where directed otherwise by pedestrian-control signals installed under §
259-94 of this article, shall obey the directions of those traffic-control signals, as follows:
A. When facing a green signal, a pedestrian may proceed
across the roadway within a crosswalk;
B. When facing a steady yellow signal, a pedestrian shall
not start to cross the roadway;
C. When facing a steady red signal, a pedestrian shall
not enter the roadway.
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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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 Borough of New Hope except in a crosswalk;
B. To cross the roadway in any of the following portions
of streets in the Borough of New Hope except in a crosswalk:
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Between
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(Reserved)
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Provided: Nothing in this section shall permit any pedestrian to cross in a crosswalk at any location where that crossing is prohibited by § 259-94 of this article.
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[Amended 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
Any pedestrian who violates any provision of
this article shall be guilty of a summary offense, and, upon conviction,
shall be required to pay a fine as determined by the Borough Council
through the Borough Fee Schedule.