{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-10-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-10-6","heading":"Pedestrians on roadways; soliciting rides.","body":"(a) Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.\n(b) Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall when practicable walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.\n(c) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 10. PEDESTRIANS\\' RIGHTS AND DUTIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-10-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:23Z","sha256":"b81fd44084c3c25ea24f79426a0b9f7e4a8669720db0839bae2663516d74eb04","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-10-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-10-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}