Crossing The Road
A.R.S. 28-792 — with no signal working, the driver yields in a crosswalk; outside one, the pedestrian yields
In a crosswalk with no signal working, the driver yields. If traffic control signals are not in place or are not in operation, the driver of a vehicle yields the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is on the half of the roadway the vehicle is traveling on, or is approaching so closely from the opposite half as to be in danger.
A crosswalk does not have to be painted. The rule reaches an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection as well as a painted one. An ordinary intersection with no paint across it still has a crosswalk, and the driver's duty does not wait for a line to be drawn.
Outside a crosswalk, the pedestrian yields. A pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection yields the right of way to all vehicles on the roadway, and so does a pedestrian crossing where a tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided.
| Where the crossing is | Who yields |
|---|---|
| Where the crossing isIn a marked crosswalk | Who yieldsThe driver |
| Where the crossing isIn an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection | Who yieldsThe driver |
| Where the crossing isAnywhere else on the roadway | Who yieldsThe pedestrian |
| Where the crossing isWhere a tunnel or overhead crossing is provided | Who yieldsThe pedestrian |
| Where the crossing isBetween adjacent signaled intersections | Who yieldsCrossing is only in a marked crosswalk |
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians do not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
The right of way is not unconditional. A pedestrian does not suddenly leave any curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
The car behind. If a vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, to let a pedestrian cross, the driver of another vehicle approaching from the rear does not overtake and pass it.
Crossings at a working signal follow the signal, under sections that are not on this page. Who was at fault in a particular collision, and what a particular ticket means, are questions for a licensed Arizona attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- A.R.S. 28-792 — Right-of-way at crosswalk
- A.R.S. 28-793 — Crossing at other than crosswalk
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Arizona attorney.