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Village of Granville, IL
Putnam County
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The driver of a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway or street within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Whenever stop signals or flashing red signals are in place at an intersection or a marked crosswalk between intersections, the pedestrian shall have the right-of-way over drivers of vehicles; and at such marked places drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk and any pedestrian within or entering the crosswalk at either edge of the roadway shall have the right-of-way over any vehicle so stopped.
C. 
The driver of a vehicle shall stop before entering any crosswalk when any vehicle proceeding in the same direction is stopped at such crosswalk for the purpose of permitting a pedestrian to cross.
A. 
Every pedestrian crossing 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.
B. 
Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
C. 
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
D. 
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
E. 
Pedestrians with disabilities may cross a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk where the intersection is physically inaccessible to them, but they shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
At intersections where traffic is directed by a policeman or by a stop-and-go signal, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross the roadway other than with released traffic, if such crossing interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
It shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to stand upon any sidewalk except as near as reasonably possible to the building line or curbline, if such standing interferes with the use of said sidewalk by other pedestrians.
Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any street or roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated person upon a street or roadway.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Where sidewalks are provided and their use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
B. 
Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway, and upon meeting a vehicle shall step off to the left.
C. 
No person shall solicit a ride from the driver of any motor vehicle.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian with clearly visible disabilities.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Any person walking along and upon improved highways shall keep on the left of the paved portion, or on the left shoulder thereof, and upon meeting a vehicle when walking on such paved portion shall step off to the left.
B. 
Where sidewalks are provided, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway except at a crosswalk.
C. 
It is unlawful for any pedestrian who is under the influence of intoxicating liquors to be upon any street or roadway of the Village.