En Pensilvania, si hay una acera, debes usarla. Si no hay acera, camina lo más lejos posible del camino. Siempre debes ceder el paso a los autos.
Es como si estuvieras en una pista de baile: si hay un espacio designado para bailar, debes quedarte ahí. Si no hay espacio, debes moverte al borde y siempre dejar pasar a los que bailan más rápido.
Imagina que Ana está caminando por una carretera en su vecindario. Hay una acera, así que debe usarla. Si no hubiera acera, debería caminar en el borde de la carretera y siempre estar atenta a los autos que pasan.
75 Pa.C.S. 3544 - Pedestrians Walking Along Or On Highway (a) Mandatory use of available sidewalk.--Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway. (b) Absence of sidewalk.--Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway. (c) Absence of sidewalk and shoulder.--Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway. (d) Right-of-way to vehicles.--Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. 75 Pa.C.S. 3545 - Pedestrians Soliciting Rides Or Business No person shall: (1) Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride. (2) Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle. (3) Stand on or in proximity to a highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway. Cross References.Section 3545 is referred to in section 7714 of Title 35 (Health and Safety). 75 Pa.C.S. 3546 - Driving Through Or Around Safety Zone (a) Through zones.--No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. (b) Around zones.--Traffic may move on either side of a safety zone unless prohibited from driving to the left of the zone by the installation of an official traffic-control device as provided in this title. 75 Pa.C.S. 3547 - Right-
Debes caminar lo más lejos posible del borde de la carretera, preferiblemente en el lado opuesto a los autos que vienen.
No, está prohibido pararse en la carretera para pedir un aventón o hacer solicitudes a los conductores.
No necesariamente. Si estás cruzando o saliendo de un lugar, los autos deben cederte el paso, pero en la carretera debes tener cuidado.
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