{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-7-334","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-7-334","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 yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is in the crosswalk.\nB. A pedestrian shall not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.\nC. Subsection A of this section shall not apply under the conditions stated in Subsection B of Section 66-7-335 NMSA 1978.\nD. Whenever a vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of another vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.\nE. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 7 Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18569/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"01f1d7e92608e73dce36812ef11984647be920161c27aa36a43122e403717986","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-7-333","next":"us-nm/66-7-335"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}