§ 70-786. Pedestrians on streets or 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 street or 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 street or 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 of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 34.161; Ord. No. 41525, 10-20-72; Ord. No. 56381, 8-16-84)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 300.405.