39:4-32. On highways where traffic is controlled by a traffic control signal or by traffic or police officers:
a. Pedestrians shall not cross a roadway against the "stop" or red signal at a crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked, unless otherwise specifically directed to go by a traffic or police officer, or official traffic control device.
b. No driver of a vehicle shall fail to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian crossing a roadway at a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon, or within one lane of, the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or onto which it is turning during the "go" or green signal. As used in this subsection, "half of the roadway" means all traffic lanes conveying traffic in one direction of travel, and includes the entire width of a one-way roadway.
c. A pedestrian crossing or starting across the intersection on a "go" or green signal, but who is still within the crosswalk when the signal changes, shall have the right of way until the pedestrian has reached the opposite curb or place of safety.
d. No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.
e. Whenever any vehicle is stopped to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
f. Every pedestrian upon a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
g. Nothing contained herein shall relieve a driver from the duty to exercise due care for the safety of any pedestrian upon a roadway. Nothing herein shall relieve a pedestrian from using due care for his safety.
h. In the event of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian within a marked crosswalk, or at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, there shall be a permissive inference that the driver did not exercise due care for the safety of the pedestrian.
Notes of Decisions
Pekter v. Price, 502 A.2d 1157 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1985).
“AND IN DEFINING THE PLAINTIFF AS A PEDESTRIAN UNDER THE ACT BY REFERENCE TO N.J.S.A. 39:4-32 [ sic apparent reference is to 39:1-1].”
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
· cites it 6× “at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
· cites it 6× “at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
Alyssa Warner Vs. Theresa Fenker, No. A-1540-19 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 16, 2021).
· cites it 2× “39:4-32(d) ("No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.”
Ashi v. Brown, No. 3:18-cv-13038 (D.N.J. Apr. 28, 2022).
· cites it 2× “See N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(d) (“No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.”
ALVAREZ v. United States, No. 2:21-cv-20205 (D.N.J. Feb. 26, 2025).
“” N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a). 69. Plaintiff breached her common law and statutory duties of care as a pedestrian in multiple respects.”
Victoria Martinez v. Jeffrey H. Pooner, No. A-3099-24 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 15, 2026).
“39:4-32(g) ("[n]othing contained herein shall relieve a driver from the duty to exercise due care for any pedestrian upon a roadway"). As the motion judge rightly focused the analysis, the key problem here for plaintiff is in establishing sufficient evidence for a jury to…”
N.J. Stat. § 39:4-32(a): 3 cases
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
“at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
“at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
ALVAREZ v. United States, No. 2:21-cv-20205 (D.N.J. Feb. 26, 2025).
“” N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a). 69. Plaintiff breached her common law and statutory duties of care as a pedestrian in multiple respects.”
N.J. Stat. § 39:4-32(c): 2 cases
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
“at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
“at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
N.J. Stat. § 39:4-32(d): 4 cases
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
“at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
State of New Jersey Vs. Waqas Ibrar, No. A-4855-17T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 25, 2020).
“at 503-04 , as well as instructions on N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(a) and (c), both of which regulate pedestrian crosswalk crossings.”
Alyssa Warner Vs. Theresa Fenker, No. A-1540-19 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 16, 2021).
“39:4-32(d) ("No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.”
Ashi v. Brown, No. 3:18-cv-13038 (D.N.J. Apr. 28, 2022).
“See N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(d) (“No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.”
N.J. Stat. § 39:4-32(g): 3 cases
Alyssa Warner Vs. Theresa Fenker, No. A-1540-19 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 16, 2021).
“39:4-32(d) ("No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.”
Ashi v. Brown, No. 3:18-cv-13038 (D.N.J. Apr. 28, 2022).
“See N.J.S.A. 39:4-32(d) (“No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield or stop.”
Victoria Martinez v. Jeffrey H. Pooner, No. A-3099-24 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 15, 2026).
“39:4-32(g) ("[n]othing contained herein shall relieve a driver from the duty to exercise due care for any pedestrian upon a roadway"). As the motion judge rightly focused the analysis, the key problem here for plaintiff is in establishing sufficient evidence for a jury to…”
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