2016 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
346. Rules of the road.
346.38 Pedestrian control signals.

WI Stat § 346.38 (2016) What's This?

346.38 Pedestrian control signals.

346.38(1) (1)Walk. A pedestrian, or a person riding a bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device in a manner which is consistent with the safe use of the crossing by pedestrians, facing a pedestrian signal authorizing crossing may proceed across the roadway or other vehicular crossing in the direction of the signal and the operators of all vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian, bicyclist, or electric personal assistive mobility device rider.

346.38(2) (2)Don't walk. No pedestrian, bicyclist, or rider of an electric personal assistive mobility device may start to cross the roadway or other vehicular crossing in the direction of a pedestrian signal limiting crossing, regardless of whether the signal is steady or flashing, but any pedestrian, bicyclist, or rider of an electric personal assistive mobility device who has partially completed crossing on the pedestrian signal authorizing crossing may proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone while a pedestrian signal limiting crossing is showing.

History: 1975 c. 229, 421; 1979 c. 36; 1985 a. 69; 2001 a. 90; 2015 a. 104.

Pedestrians have the right-of-way on a green light only where there are no pedestrian control signals. City of Hartford v. Godfrey, 92 Wis. 2d 815, 286 N.W.2d 10 (Ct. App. 1979).

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