H.B. 162

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PEDESTRIANS ON FREEWAYS
2 2011 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Lee B. Perry
5 Senate Sponsor: Ross I. Romero
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Traffic Code by amending provisions relating to pedestrians on
10 freeways.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . prohibits a pedestrian from walking along or on a no access freeway facility except
14 during an emergency.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 41-6a-1009, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 41-6a-1009 is amended to read:
25 41-6a-1009. Use of roadway by pedestrians -- Prohibited activities.
26 (1) Where there is a sidewalk provided and its use is practicable, a pedestrian may not
27 walk along or on an adjacent roadway.

28 (2) Where a sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian walking along or on a highway shall
29 walk only on the shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.
30 (3) Where a sidewalk or a shoulder is not available, a pedestrian walking along or on a
31 highway shall:
32 (a) walk as near as practicable to the outside edge of the roadway; and
33 (b) if on a two-way roadway, walk only on the left side of the roadway facing traffic.
34 (4) A person may not sit, stand, or loiter on or near a roadway for the purpose of
35 soliciting from the occupant of a vehicle:
36 (a) a ride;
37 (b) contributions;
38 (c) employment;
39 (d) the parking, watching, or guarding of a vehicle; or
40 (e) other business.
41 (5) A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree which
42 renders the pedestrian a hazard may not walk or be on a highway except on a sidewalk or
43 sidewalk area.
44 (6) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a pedestrian on a roadway shall yield
45 the right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway.
46 (7) A pedestrian may not walk along or on a no access freeway facility except during
47 an emergency.




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