{"data":{"id":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-1051","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"23 V.S.A. § 1051","heading":"Pedestrians’ right of way in crosswalks","body":"(a) If traffic-control signals are not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if necessary, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk.\n(b) No pedestrian may 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 a driver to yield.\n(c) If 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 may not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.","path":["Title 23: Motor Vehicles","Chapter 013: Operation of Vehicles","Subchapter 005: PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/013/01051","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"84912e961166ae7cd8dfbb84fb4fa83131010bc0cf795420266845c0de06c109","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-1050a","next":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-1052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}