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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-796 (2026)

Pedestrian on roadways

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A. If sidewalks are provided, a pedestrian shall not walk along and on an adjacent roadway.

B. If sidewalks are not provided, a pedestrian walking along and on a highway shall walk when practicable only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic that may approach from the opposite direction.

C. A person shall not stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of a vehicle.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1961–1996 · leading case: State v. Rogers, 924 P.2d 1027 (Ariz. 1996).
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State v. Rogers, 924 P.2d 1027 (Ariz. 1996). · cites it 4× “The police could have stopped and cited them for violating A.R.S. § 28-796 (pedestrians on roadways), but did not.”
Odekirk v. Austin, 366 P.2d 80 (Ariz. 1961). · cites it 2× “But the man *102 walking or running on the wrong side of the road and not on the sidewalk in disobedience to the statute A.R.S. § 28-796 and oblivious to his danger in so proceeding is negligent, Coe v.”
Cnty. of Maricopa of Arizona v. Maberry, 555 F.2d 207 (9th Cir. 1977). “The negligence of the man who is physically unable to extricate himself, after getting his foot stuck in the road, has terminated.”
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