Crosswalks and Pedestrians
IC 9-21-17-6 — no passing a car stopped at a crosswalk to let someone cross
- Pedestrians are subject to traffic and pedestrian control signals.
- A pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle so close as to be an immediate hazard.
- A pedestrian crossing anywhere other than a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, yields the right of way to all vehicles on the roadway.
Who handles this in Indiana: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Indiana directory.
When a vehicle stops at a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, to let a pedestrian cross, a driver coming up behind it may not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle. Every driver yields the right of way to a blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by a guide dog.
A violation of the pedestrian chapter, by a pedestrian or a driver, is a Class C infraction.
Sources for this section (6)
- IC 9-21-17-1 — Traffic and pedestrian control signals
- IC 9-21-17-5 — Walking or running into the path of a vehicle; prohibition
- IC 9-21-17-6 — Overtaking and passing a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk; prohibition
- IC 9-21-17-7 — Crossing roadway at point not marked as a crosswalk; yield of right-of-way to traffic
- IC 9-21-17-21 — Blind pedestrians; yield of right-of-way
- IC 9-21-17-24 — Violations; Class C infraction
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Indiana attorney.