Tennessee § 55-8-133 - Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations.
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§ 55-8-133. Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations.
Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control signals at intersections as provided in § 55-8-110, and at all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title. Local authorities are empowered to require by ordinances that pedestrians strictly comply with the directions of any official traffic-control signal and may by ordinance prohibit pedestrians from crossing any roadway in a business district or any designated highways except in a crosswalk. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 32; T.C.A., § 59-833. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, § 9.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-8-133 ("Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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