{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-501","heading":"Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations.","body":"(1) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device that is specifically applicable to the pedestrian unless otherwise directed by a police officer.\n(2) Pedestrians are subject to traffic control signals and pedestrian control signals at intersections as provided in 61-8-207 and 61-8-208.\n(3) At all other places, pedestrians are accorded the privileges and are subject to the restrictions provided in this part.\n(4) Local authorities may by ordinance prohibit pedestrians from crossing a roadway within a local government's jurisdiction, except in a marked crosswalk or in an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.\n(5) Except as provided in 61-8-506(3) and except when provisions by their nature can have no application, a person operating a manually or mechanically propelled wheelchair or other low-powered, mechanically propelled vehicle designed specifically for use by a physically disabled person is accorded the privileges and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians provided in this part.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION","Part 5. Pedestrian Traffic"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0080/part_0050/section_0010/0610-0080-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:55Z","sha256":"c99b27cf52ba8d214a01115400b53c5c44250fef77b1c520831d9bdb3d35e880","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-465","next":"us-mt/61-8-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}