{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-32-212","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 32:212","heading":"Pedestrians right-of-way in crosswalks","body":"A. When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or the roadway onto which the vehicle is turning.\nB. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.\nC. Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.\nD. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply where the pedestrian is crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108460","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:19Z","sha256":"316a11516a20caef343b384a8e48b46d612bdffd5d99026e2cce5a3f4bba8a1f","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-32-211","next":"us-la/rs-32-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}