Chapter 16.44
PEDESTRIANS
Sections:
16.44.010 Obedience to traffic required.
16.44.040 Obedience to bridge and railroad signals required.
16.44.050 Driver to exercise due care.
16.44.010 Obedience to traffic required.
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals as declared in RCW 46.61.060, 46.61.230, 46.61.235, 46.61.240 and 46.61.245, but at all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions stated in this chapter. (Ord. 597 § 3, 1969; Ord. 505 § 49, 1964).
16.44.020 Crosswalk use.
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks. (Ord. 505 § 50, 1964).
16.44.030 Restrictions.
(a) Pedestrians shall not step into that portion of the street open to moving traffic at any point between intersections in the central business district, in any business district, on any arterial highway, or between adjacent intersections of streets protected by stop signs, except at marked crosswalks or other places specially provided.
(b) Pedestrians shall not cross street intersections diagonally except at such signalized intersections that provide for a pedestrian all-walk phase.
(c) Pedestrians crossing a roadway other than at intersection crosswalks shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (Ord. 505 § 51, 1964).
16.44.040 Obedience to bridge and railroad signals required.
(a) No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach thereto beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier after a bridge operation signal indication has been given.
(b) No pedestrian shall 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. (Ord. 505 § 52, 1964).
16.44.050 Driver to exercise due care.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise special precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway. (Ord. 597 § 1, 1964; Ord. 505 § 53, 1964).