Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title32 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC. |
Chapter5A. RULES OF THE ROAD. |
Article10. Pedestrians' Rights and Duties. |
§32-5A-215. Pedestrians on roadways.
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(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 chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.