Legal Documents of Newport

Code of Newport

Newport
Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 12 : Pedestrians

15-1205 : When pedestrian shall yield.

  1. Each 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.
  2. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
  3. The provisions in this section have no application under the conditions stated in this chapter where pedestrians are prohibited from crossing at certain designated places. (1973 Code, § 11-167)