A. 
A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control devices specifically applicable to the pedestrian, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
B. 
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic and pedestrian control signs as provided in section 9.14.040.
C. 
At all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this title.
(CAC 9.20.010; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 41, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a visible white cane or accompanied by a guide dog.
B. 
A person who is not legally blind may not use a white cane or a guide dog for the purpose of securing the right-of-way accorded by this section.
(AO No. 89-52)
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 any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
B. 
No pedestrian may 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 of this section shall not apply under the conditions stated in section 9.20.040B.
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 may not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
(CAC 9.20.020; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 83-225)
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. 
No pedestrian shall cross a street or thoroughfare at or within 150 feet of access to a pedestrian tunnel or overhead walkway unless a marked crosswalk is also provided.
(CAC 9.20.040; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 42, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2023-65(S-1), § 6, 10-9-2023)
A. 
Passing through barrier at railroad grade crossing or bridge. No pedestrian may pass through, around, over or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
B. 
Entering restricted areas at municipal airports. No pedestrian may enter upon or travel on or across any runway or taxiway or other restricted areas posted at a municipal airport by the airport manager.
(CAC 9.20.050; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2022-40(S), § 5, 3-22-2022; AO No. 2023-65(S-1), § 7, 10-9-2023)
A. 
No person may solicit a ride or other favor or engage in other conduct in a manner which unduly distracts a driver's attention.
B. 
No pedestrian upon a roadway may solicit employment or business, or solicit or collect contributions from the occupant of a vehicle on the roadway without a permit as required by section 24.80.015. Violation of this subsection is punishable as described in section 24.80.015.
C. 
The prohibitions of this section shall include the causing, securing, aiding or abetting of another person to do an act prohibited by A. and B. of this section.
(CAC 9.20.060; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 2003-87, § 1, 7-8-2003; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 43, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
Except when participating in a parade permitted under section 9.36.140:
A. 
No person shall remain upon or otherwise obstruct free passage upon a roadway.
B. 
Where sidewalks are provided, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon the adjacent roadway.
C. 
Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a street shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.
(CAC 9.20.080; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 79-209; AO No. 80-4; AO No. 89-52)
A. 
No person may operate a unicycle, coaster, roller skates, in-line roller skates (roller blades) or other similar device on a roadway open to vehicular traffic if a sidewalk or paved pathway is adjacent to such roadway. This prohibition does not apply upon a roadway closed to motorized vehicle traffic. When any of the enumerated devices are operated on a roadway the person operating such device shall obey all traffic control devices, shall not attach themselves to any vehicle on the roadway, and shall obey all other rules of the road applicable to vehicles and bicycles on a roadway except those which by their nature can have no application to the devices enumerated.
B. 
Every person using a unicycle, coaster, skateboard, in-line roller skates (roller blades) or roller skates or other similar device upon any sidewalk or public path shall use such device in a careful and prudent manner and at a rate of speed no greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions existing at the point of operation, taking into account the amount and character of pedestrian traffic, grade and surface, and shall obey all traffic control devices. Every person using a unicycle, coaster, skateboard, in-line roller skates (roller blades) or roller skates or other similar device upon any sidewalk or public path shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian thereon.
C. 
The use of roller skates, in-line roller skates (roller blades), skateboards or other similar devices is prohibited within the area bounded by Fifth Avenue on the north, Sixth Avenue on the south, "E" Street on the east and "G" Street on the west (the blocks containing the Town Square and the Performing Arts Center).
D. 
Violations of this section may be heard by the municipality's administrative hearing officer under the provisions of Title 14 of this Code.
(AO No. 89-52; AO No. 94-68(S), § 8, 8-11-1994; AO No. 95-117, § 1, 6-29-1995; AO No. 2023-65(S-1), § 8, 10-9-2023)
No person shall fail or refuse to comply with a lawful signal of an authorized school crossing guard in reference to the movement of vehicles in areas where crosswalks exist.
(CAC 9.20.120; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 44, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)