Chapter 17: Pedestrian Signals
Walk / Don't Walk
A walking-figure signal tells pedestrians it is their turn to enter the crosswalk; a solid or flashing raised hand tells them to stay on the curb (a flashing hand generally means finish crossing if you've already started, but do not begin a new crossing).
Crosswalks Without Markings
Every intersection, marked or not, is legally a crosswalk at the corners unless explicitly signed otherwise. Pedestrians retain the right of way there even with no paint on the road — a fact many new drivers do not realize, expecting crosswalk rights to only exist where they can visibly see stripes.
School Crossing Guards
A crossing guard's hand signals carry the same legal weight as a stop sign. Ignoring a guard's stop signal near a school is treated seriously, both legally and because it is exactly the environment where a moment of driver impatience has the highest cost.