[Adopted 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 358]
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals as heretofore declared in this chapter, traffic control devices and the order or direction of any police officer, notwithstanding the provisions of the existing traffic laws, when such officer is directing or regulating traffic in the interest of public safety, but all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions stated in this article.
The operator of a vehicle shall stop for a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk, or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except at intersections where the movement of traffic is being regulated by a police officer or a traffic control signal; and at such regulated intersections operators of vehicles shall stop for all pedestrians crossing or who have started to cross the roadway on the go or walk signal.
Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to all oncoming vehicles.
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signs are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk.
When a vehicle has stopped to permit a pedestrian, who is properly crossing the roadway, to proceed, it shall be unlawful for the operator of another vehicle approaching from the rear to pass such stopped vehicle.
No person shall stand on or near the roadway and solicit a ride from the operator of any vehicle other than public carriers.
No pedestrian shall leave the curb and stand in any portion of the roadway while waiting for the go or walk signal.
Any driver of a vehicle who approaches within 10 feet of a person wholly or partially blind, carrying a cane or walking stick white in color, or white tipped with red, shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to such person.
Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to walk upon the main traveled portion of the roadway. Where sidewalks are not provided, pedestrians shall, when practicable, walk on the left berm or shoulder of the roadway facing traffic which passes nearest unless otherwise directed by the proper signs or markings.