{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-18-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-18-2","heading":"Local ordinances.","body":"Local authorities are empowered by ordinance to require that pedestrians shall strictly comply with the directions of any official traffic control signal and may by ordinance prohibit pedestrians from crossing any roadway in a business district or any designated highways except in a crosswalk.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 18 Pedestrians"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-18/31-18-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:21Z","sha256":"7fbb669a01a45c36e5d6d141e1f04f18f8c1d0fc9ef5f10e93066c9637846474","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-18-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-18-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}