Montana Code 61-8-208. Pedestrian control signals
61-8-208. Pedestrian control signals. Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Don’t Walk” or symbols of a walking person or an upraised palm are in place, the signals indicate as follows:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-8-208
- Operator: means a person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Pedestrian: means any person on foot or any person in a manually or mechanically propelled wheelchair or other low-powered, mechanically propelled vehicle designed specifically for use by a physically disabled person. See Montana Code 61-8-102
- person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, state agency, local government unit, another state government, the United States, a political subdivision of this or another state, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Right-of-way: means the privilege of the immediate use of the roadway. See Montana Code 61-8-102
- Roadway: means the portion of a highway that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, including the paved shoulder. See Montana Code 61-8-102
- Sidewalk: means the portion of a street that is between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines and that is intended for use by pedestrians. See Montana Code 61-8-102
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn on a public highway, except devices moved by animal power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Montana Code 61-1-101
(1)A pedestrian facing a “Walk” signal or a walking person symbol may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and the operators of all vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian.
(2)A pedestrian may not start to cross the roadway in the direction of a signal exhibiting a flashing or steady “Don’t Walk” signal or upraised palm symbol, but a pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the “Walk” signal or walking person symbol shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the “Don’t Walk” signal or upraised palm symbol is showing. An operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian who has partially completed crossing and is proceeding to the sidewalk or safety island.
(3)A pedestrian may not start to cross a roadway in the direction of a steady “Don’t Walk” signal or upraised palm symbol.