Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals as heretofore declared in Sections
315.060 and
315.070 of this Title, but at all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions stated in this Chapter.
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right-half
of crosswalks.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than
by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to
the opposite curb except in a crosswalk.
[Ord. No. 22-2364, 8-15-2022]
A. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Chapter
345 and subject to Section
510.010 (prohibiting obstructing or injuring any sidewalk or street), people along roadways shall abide by the following safety rules:
1. Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any person
to walk upon, operate a wheelchair/electric wheelchair, stand upon,
or sit in an adjacent roadway at any time.
2. Where sidewalks are not provided, any person walking or operating
a wheelchair/electric wheelchair upon a roadway shall, when practicable,
do so only along the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing
traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Title, every
driver of a vehicle shall exercise the highest degree of 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.