§ 10-3-924. Failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians.

(a)

In specifically marked crosswalk. The director of transportation and environmental services is authorized to install and maintain signs at marked crosswalks specifically requiring operators of motor vehicles, at the locations where such signs are installed, to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing or attempting to cross the street.

(1)

Any operator of a motor vehicle who fails at such locations to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians as required by such signs shall be guilty of a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no less than $100 or more than $500.

(2)

The design, location and installation of such signs shall comply with criteria developed by the commonwealth transportation board.

(b)

Pursuant to the authority granted by section 46.2-1313 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, sections 46.2-924(A) and 46.2-924(B) of the Code of Virginia, are hereby adopted and incorporated in their entirety into this chapter as if they were fully set forth herein. (Ord. No. 4153, 9/16/00, Sec. 1; Ord. No. 5045, 12/17/16, Sec. 1)

Ord. No. 5045, § 1, adopted Dec. 17, 2016, changed the title of § 10-3-924 from "Failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians in specifically marked crosswalks" to read as herein set out.