No pedestrian shall cross a roadway, street or highway in the City of Pawtucket, other than in a crosswalk, in any business district.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally, unless authorized by official traffic control devices, and when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk in the traveled roadway, street or highway, or in the area adjacent to such roadway, or within any portion of the freeway, expressway or any limited-access highway.
[Amended 10-21-2021 by Ch. No. 3246]
No person shall stand, walk or linger in a roadway, street or highway in the City of Pawtucket for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the occupant or driver of a vehicle.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle or conveyance shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway, street or highway of the City of Pawtucket, and shall give warning by sounding the horn, when necessary, and shall exercise proper caution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon the roadway.
Hawkers of daily publications and current periodicals are exempt from the provisions of this article.
Penalties shall be as follows:
B. Second offense: $500.
[Amended 5-24-2018 by Ch. No. 3160]