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.
No pedestrian shall pass through, around, over or under any
crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge when
such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
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.
The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, as defined in Section
300.010, shall leave a safe distance when passing the bicycle, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle.
[R.O. 2012 §345.080; Ord. No. 58 §1, 11-14-1978; Ord. No. 578 §1, 3-6-2007]
A. Where
sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to
walk on or upon an adjacent roadway.
B. Where
sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking on or upon a highway
shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway
or its shoulder so as to be facing traffic which may approach from
the opposite direction.
C. It
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any game or recreational
activity upon any street or roadway or to walk upon the traveled portion
of any street or roadway in any manner so as to:
1. Impede the free flow of traffic;
3. Endanger the life, limb or health of any person;
4. Prevent the full and complete use of such street or roadway by other
persons for the intended purposes thereof.
D. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or any other custodian or person having responsibility for the care of any child under the age of seventeen (17) years to knowingly suffer or permit such child to violate the provisions of Subsection
(C) of this Section. In the prosecution of any parent, guardian or custodian for violating this Subsection, it shall be prima facie evidence that such person acted knowingly as to the conduct of the child involved if it is shown by competent evidence that the defendant had been personally informed that the child had previously engaged in conduct prohibited by Subsection
(C) and of the responsibilities imposed by this Subsection prior to the violation.
E. Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation punished as provided in Section
100.210 of the Code of Ordinances.
[R.O. 2012 §345.085; Ord. No. 520 §1, 6-3-2003]
A. Definitions. For purposes of this Section only, the following
terms shall be defined as follows:
ROADWAY
The portion of a street or highway improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel and extending from one (1) curb
or edge of pavement to the opposite curb or edge of pavement, including
lanes commonly used for parking and including center medians and lane
dividers.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a public right-of-way between the curb lines
or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines
intended for use by pedestrians.
B. Prohibited. No person shall stand in or enter upon a roadway
for the purpose of soliciting rides, employment, business or charitable
contributions from the occupant of any vehicle except from the occupants
of parked motor vehicles located in the roadway adjacent to a sidewalk
if the solicitor is on a sidewalk.