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.
A. 
When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
B. 
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.
C. 
Subsection (A) shall not apply under the conditions stated in Subsection (B) of Section 345.050.
D. 
Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
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.
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. 
The foregoing rules in this Section have no application under the conditions stated in Section 345.060 when pedestrians are prohibited from crossing at certain designated places.
A. 
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk.
B. 
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business district.
C. 
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk upon any street designated by ordinance.
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.
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.
A. 
Where sidewalks are provided, 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 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.
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.
[Ord. No. 150, 8-2-2023]
A. 
Legislative Findings.
1. 
The intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. 54 is one of the busiest interchanges in the State, with almost nine thousand (9,000) cars per day on Highway 54 at this location and more than twice that amount on Interstate 70. It is a popular interchange to stop and get gas and food, leading to many turning movements. The shoulders of these roads were not designed for pedestrian traffic, and they provide no sidewalks. At the intersections, the shoulders are narrow with inadequate space for pedestrians to safely sit, stand or loiter.
2. 
The Board of Trustees finds that persons sitting or standing beside the roadways at the intersection of Interstate 70, or within the paved area of those roadways, or within the medians of those roadways creates a risk to drivers and pedestrians and tends to interfere with traffic moving through that intersection.
3. 
The purpose of this Section is to protect the safety of pedestrians and vehicles using this interchange.
4. 
While the purpose of this Section is not to regulate activities protected by the First Amendment, the Board finds that there are adequate other locations outside the regulated zone where First Amendment activities can take place.
B. 
Definitions.
1. 
As used in this Chapter, the term "dangerous roadways" shall mean the following:
a. 
Interstate 70, including all entrance and exit ramps and the shoulders thereof.
b. 
Highway 54 within one (1) mile of the northern and southern right-of-way of Interstate 70, including all islands, medians, and shoulders thereof.
2. 
For the purpose of this Section, the term "loiter" shall mean to walk back and forth or in a circle or in a random pattern without proceeding to a point not within a dangerous roadway, on a dangerous roadway for no apparent purpose.
C. 
Prohibited Conduct. No person shall sit, lay, stand, or loiter on a dangerous roadway. This prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit pedestrians, bicyclists, or operators of similar devices from transiting through a dangerous roadway including stopping for traffic control devices.
D. 
Penalty. Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be guilty of a municipal offense punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00).