Wyandotte County - Unified Government |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 35. TRAFFIC |
Article IX. PEDESTRIANS |
§ 35-403. Pedestrians on highways.
(a)
Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b)
Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.
(c)
Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway, and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided in this article, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(Code 1964, § 36-128; Code 1988, § 35-391; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975)
State law reference
Similar provisions, K.S.A. 8-1537.