Washington § 46.61.240 - Crossing at other than crosswalks.

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§ 46.61.240. Crossing at other than crosswalks.

(1) Every pedestrian or personal delivery device crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(2) Where curb ramps exist at or adjacent to intersections or at marked crosswalks in other locations, persons with disabilities or personal delivery devices may enter the roadway from the curb ramps and cross the roadway within or as closely as practicable to the crosswalk. All other pedestrian rights and duties as defined elsewhere in this chapter remain applicable.
(3) Any 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 all vehicles upon the roadway.
(4) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
(5) No pedestrian or personal delivery device shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians and personal delivery devices shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
(6) No pedestrian or personal delivery device shall cross a roadway at an unmarked crosswalk where an official sign prohibits such crossing.
(7) This section does not apply on a shared street as defined in RCW 46.61.197.
[ 2025 c 300 s 5; 2019 c 214 s 13; 1990 c 241 s 5; 1965 ex.s. c 155 s 35.]

Notes

Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Effective date—2019 c 214: See note following RCW 46.75.010.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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