[Ord. No. 756, 5/16/2019]
1. At all locations in the Township where official traffic control signals are installed, pedestrians, except where directed otherwise by pedestrian control signals installed under §
15-802 of this Part
8, shall obey the directions of those traffic control signals as follows:
A. When facing a green signal, a pedestrian may proceed across the roadway
within a crosswalk.
B. When facing a steady yellow signal, a pedestrian shall not start
to cross the roadway.
C. When facing a steady red signal, a pedestrian shall not enter the
roadway.
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1. At the following locations, official pedestrian control signals shall
be erected (or are ratified if previously erected). Where a valid
traffic signal permit plan from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
indicates pedestrian control signals at an intersection, pedestrians
shall obey the indications of those signals. Every pedestrian facing
a steady or flashing "Don't Walk" or "Hand" signal shall obey
the directions of that signal as follows:
A. When facing a steady "Don't Walk" or "Hand" signal, a pedestrian
shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal,
but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the
"Walk" or "Man" signal should proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone
while the "Don't Walk" or "Hand" signal is showing.
B. When facing a flashing "Don't Walk" or "Hand" signal, a pedestrian
shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of the indication,
but any pedestrian who has partly completed crossing during the "Walk"
or "Man" indication should proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone.
2. Any pedestrian who fails to obey the directions of a "Don't
Walk" or "Hand" signal, as indicated above, shall be guilty of an
offense and a violation of this Part 8.
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1. Except when authorized by a police officer or other appropriately
attired person authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic,
it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross the roadway at any
of the following streets at the intersection with that street indicated:
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Intersection
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Direction of Travel
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(Reserved)
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1. It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross:
A. Any roadway in a business district within the Township, except in
a crosswalk;
B. A roadway at a location or intersection where a "No Pedestrian Crossing"
(Series R9-3) sign is present; or
C. The roadway in any of the following portions of streets in the Township,
except in a crosswalk:
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Between
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(Reserved)
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2. Nothing in this section shall permit any pedestrian to cross in a crosswalk at any location where that crossing is prohibited by §
15-802 of this Part
8.
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Any pedestrian who violates any provision of this Part 8 shall
be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of $5 and costs.