Pedestrian travel on streets, avenues and other roadways within
the Borough. On streets, avenues and other roadways within the Borough
where traffic is controlled by a traffic control signal or by police
officers, traffic officers or school traffic guards, pedestrians shall
not travel in the roadway or cross the roadway against the red or
stop signal unless otherwise specifically directed to go by a police
officer, traffic officer or school traffic guard or other traffic
control device. Where traffic is not controlled and directed by either
a police officer, traffic officer or school traffic guard, pedestrians
shall not travel in the roadway and shall cross the street, avenue
or 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 street, avenue and roadway, except
in case of any emergency. Where sidewalks are not provided, it shall
be unlawful for any pedestrian to block or impede the driver/operator
of any motor vehicle from traveling along and upon the street, avenue,
and roadway, except in case of an emergency.
At intersections where traffic is directed by a police officer,
traffic officer or school crossing guard, no pedestrian shall enter
upon or cross the roadway at a point other than the crosswalk.
The operator 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, traffic
officers, school traffic guards or other traffic control signals,
or where otherwise prohibited by state, county or other municipal
regulations and codes. 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 an operator to yield. Nothing
contained within the provisions of this article shall relieve a pedestrian
from using due care and caution 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.
Penalties under this article shall be controlled by the provisions
as provided for hereunder.
It is a violation of this article for any person to do any act
forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this article.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute,
every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this article
or any supplement thereto.
A. Any person who violates or fails or refuses to comply with this article
shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $50
for each offense, to be recovered by and in the name of the Borough,
except that, for the first offense in case of violations, the penalty
shall not be less than $1 nor more than $50, to be recovered in the
same manner. A person who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the
amount of a judgment rendered against him or her and the costs and
charges incident thereto may be committed by the Judge to the county
jail for a period not exceeding 10 days in the case of the first conviction,
and, in the case of a second, subsequent or continuing violation,
for a term not exceeding 30 days.
B. Any person who violates any provision hereof for a second or third
offense shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $250 for a second offense or $500 for a third offense and
may be subject to imprisonment in the county/municipal jail for a
term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days, or any combination thereof as determined by the Municipal
Court Judge. Each day on which a violation of an ordinance exists
shall be considered a separate and distinct violation and shall be
subject to imposition of a separate penalty for each day of the violation
as the Municipal Court Judge may determine.