{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-265-39","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 265:39","heading":"Pedestrians on Roadway.","body":"I. Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.\nII. Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a way shall walk only on a shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway. Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a way 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.\nIII. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.","path":["Title XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES","Chapter 265: RULES OF THE ROAD","Pedestrians' Rights and Duties"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/265/265-39.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:35:47Z","sha256":"a0b1822e3da9558fe014c85981fd5ffd1bb1d5aa7566a539cc7f117b76c3f8f8","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-265-38","next":"us-nh/rsa-265-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}