Connecticut § 14-300b - Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 14-300b — Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-300b. Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways.
Sec. 14-300b. Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways. (a) Each pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-300 or any unmarked crosswalk or at a location controlled by police officers shall yield the right of way to each vehicle upon such roadway. Each pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to each vehicle upon such roadway.
(b) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by a pedestrian-control signal or police officer. When authorized by a pedestrian-control signal or police officer to cross an intersection diagonally each pedestrian shall cross only in accordance with such signals or as directed by such police officer. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway between adjacent intersections at which traffic or pedestrian-control signals are in operation except within a marked crosswalk.
(c) Each pedestrian crossing a roadway within a crosswalk shall travel whenever practicable upon the right half of such crosswalk.
(d) A violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(P.A. 78-309, S. 3.)
Cited. 27 CA 513.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-300b ("Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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