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Pedestrians in the Road

Iowa Code § 321.329 — due care to avoid any pedestrian, and the horn when necessary

  • Every driver exercises due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian on a roadway, and sounds the horn when necessary.
  • A driver takes due care on seeing a child, or a confused or incapacitated person, on the roadway.
  • A driver yields to maintenance or construction workers on a highway when a flagger or a warning sign gives notice of them.
  • Iowa Code § 321.329
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  1. Iowa Code § 321.329 — Duty of driver — pedestrians crossing or working on highways

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