[Added 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 14-2008]
On roadways where traffic at intersections is
controlled by a traffic control signal or by traffic or police officers,
pedestrians shall not cross the roadway against the stop signal unless
otherwise specifically directed to go by a traffic or police officer
or official traffic control device. Where traffic is not controlled
and directed by either a police officer or a traffic control signal,
pedestrians shall cross the roadway within a crosswalk or, in the
absence of a crosswalk, and where not otherwise prohibited, at right
angles to the roadway. Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful
for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
At intersections where traffic is directed by
a police officer or traffic signal, no pedestrian shall enter upon
or cross the roadway at a point other than a crosswalk.
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way
to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or
within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except at crosswalks
when the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers
or traffic control signals, or where otherwise prohibited by municipal,
county or state regulation. 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. Nothing
contained herein shall relieve a pedestrian from using due care for
his safety. Every pedestrian upon 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.
For violation of any provision of this article, the
fine shall not exceed $500 nor be less than $100.
B.
Where a summons is issued to an individual for violating
this article, the issuing officer may, at the issuing officer's discretion
and at the time the summons is issued, classify the summons as a payable
offense. Should the issuing officer designate the summons as a payable
offense, no mandatory court appearance shall be required for the violator.
C.
In designating the violation of this article as a
payable offense, the municipal court is hereby authorized to include
a violation of this section on the Local Supplemental Violations Bureau
Schedule, pursuant to R. 7:12-4(c) of the New Jersey Court Rules.
