Tennessee § 55-8-111 - Pedestrian-control signals.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-8-111 — Pedestrian-control signals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-8-111. Pedestrian-control signals.
Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Wait” or “Don't Walk” are in place, these signals shall indicate as follows: Walk. Pedestrians facing the signals may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles; and Wait or Don't Walk. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the wait signal is showing. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 10; T.C.A., § 59-811.
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