Crossing The Road
Idaho Code § 49-702 and Idaho Code § 49-704 — crosswalks, the middle of the block, and which side to walk on
Where signals are not working, a driver yields to a pedestrian crossing within a crosswalk, slowing or stopping if need be. A driver behind a car stopped at a crosswalk for a pedestrian may not pass it. A pedestrian may not suddenly step off the curb into the path of a car too close to stop.
Outside a crosswalk. A pedestrian crossing anywhere other than a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection yields to all vehicles. Between two signaled intersections, crossing is only in a marked crosswalk, and never diagonally unless signals allow it.
Where a usable sidewalk exists, walking in the roadway is unlawful. Without a sidewalk, a pedestrian walks on the shoulder; without either, near the outside edge and, on a two-way road, only on the left side. A driver crossing a sidewalk yields to everyone on it.
A pedestrian on a roadway otherwise yields to vehicles. Cities add their own rules. A particular collision is a question for a licensed Idaho attorney.
Sources for this section (4)
- Idaho Code § 49-702 — Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks
- Idaho Code § 49-704 — Crossing at other than crosswalks
- Idaho Code § 49-707 — Pedestrians' right-of-way on sidewalks
- Idaho Code § 49-708 — Pedestrians on highways
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Idaho attorney.