Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control signals as provided in this chapter, but at all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions stated in this article.
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 street within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the street upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the street as to be in danger, but 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.
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.
It shall be lawful for a pedestrian to cross a street at any place other than an intersection, but when any such crossing is made or is being made by any pedestrian he shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon such street approaching such place of crossing and in proximity thereto. It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cause any vehicle to stop, or for such pedestrian to cause any interference with the movements of any vehicle by reason of such crossing at such place.
(1997 Code, sec. 10.603)
No pedestrian shall cross a street 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.
Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a street or 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.
(1997 Code, sec. 10.605)
No person shall stand in a street for the purpose of soliciting a ride, contributions, employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
(1997 Code, sec. 10.606)
No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street.
(1997 Code, sec. 10.607)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any street 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 street.