Town of Chelmsford, MA
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2022-10-17
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The Code
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Part II, Regulations
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Chapter 203 Traffic Rules and Orders
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Article IV Pedestrians
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Alarm Systems
- Ch 8 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 10 Amusement Devices, Automatic
- Ch 11 Animals
- Ch 12 Annual Report
- Ch 16 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 19 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 20 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Energy Conservation: Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 29 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 35 Finance
- Ch 39 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 42 Fire Prevention
- Ch 46 Fortune-Tellers
- Ch 51 Funds
- Ch 57 Graffiti
- Ch 63 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 68 Historic District
- Ch 81 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 84 Littering
- Ch 89 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 96 Newsracks
- Ch 100 Noise
- Ch 106 Officers, Boards and Committees
- Ch 113 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 116 Peddling, Soliciting and Sales
- Ch 119 Poles and Wires
- Ch 124 Recreation Vehicles
- Ch 127 Right to Farm
- Ch 129 School Buildings and Grounds
- Ch 130 Scenic Roads
- Ch 132 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 137 Solid Waste
- Ch 141 Stormwater Management
- Ch 142 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 144 Sustainable Community
- Ch 146 Swimming Pools
- Ch 154 Town Meeting
- Ch 158 Trailers and Trailer Camps
- Ch 161 Trees
- Ch 168 Unsolicited Written Material
- Ch 174 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 180 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 185 Water Withdrawal (Commercial)
- Ch 187 Wetlands
- Ch 195 Zoning
- Part II, Regulations
- Ch 200 General Provisions
- Ch 201 Health Regulations
- Ch 202 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 203 Traffic Rules and Orders
- Ch 203 Art IV Pedestrians
- § 203-16 Vehicle operators to yield right-of-way.
- § 203-17 Controlled intersections.
- § 203-18 Soliciting rides.
- Appendix
- Ch A300 Accepted Statutes and Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
The operator of any vehicle shall yield the right-of-way
to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or
within any unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block, except at intersections
where the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers
or traffic control signals.
B.
Whenever any vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk
or at any intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway,
it shall be unlawful for the operator of any other vehicle approaching
from the rear to overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
At intersections where traffic is controlled
by traffic control signals, the following movements shall prevail:
pedestrians cross on amber light only; traffic moves on green only;
and traffic stops on red.
It shall be unlawful for any person to stand
in a highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the operator
of any private vehicle.
