Crossing the Road
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-18-3 — drivers yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, and a walker outside one yields to cars
Where signals are not working, a driver yields, slowing or stopping if needed, to a pedestrian in a crosswalk on the driver's half of the road, or close enough from the other half to be in danger.
No pedestrian suddenly leaves a curb and walks or runs into the path of a vehicle too close to yield.
A pedestrian crossing anywhere other than a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked one at an intersection, yields the right of way to vehicles.
Failing to yield in a crosswalk is $100 on the schedule of violations, and a judge adds a mandatory $100 for a second or later violation.
A particular crossing is a question for a licensed Rhode Island attorney.
Sources for this section (3)
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-18-3 — Right-of-way in crosswalk
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-18-5 — Crossing other than at crosswalks
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-41.1-4 — Schedule of violations
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Rhode Island attorney.