§ 195-4. Crossing and walking along roadways.  


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  • A. 
    No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a sidewalk or safety island and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield the right-of-way.
    B. 
    Pedestrians shall, at all times, attempt to cross a roadway using the right half of crosswalks.
    C. 
    Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway whenever the sidewalk is open to pedestrian use.
    D. 
    Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway, on its unfinished shoulder, facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.
    E. 
    Persons alighting from the roadway side of any vehicle parked at the curb or the edge of the roadway shall proceed immediately to the sidewalk or the edge of the roadway adjacent to the vehicle and shall cross the roadway only as authorized by these regulations.
    F. 
    It shall be unlawful for any person to actuate a pedestrian control signal or to enter a marked crosswalk unless a crossing of the roadway is intended.