Legal Documents of New Market

Code of New Market

New Market
Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 5 : Stopping And Yielding

15-508 : At pedestrian control signals.

Wherever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Wait" or "Don't Walk" have been placed or erected by the city, such signals shall apply as follows:

  1. Walk. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles.
  2. Wait or Don't Walk. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to the nearest sidewalk or safety zone while the wait signal is showing. (1983 Code, § 7-409)