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Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.14 (2026)

Special pedestrian control signals

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Effective:
April 20, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 349 - 129th General Assembly
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Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words "walk" or "don't walk," or the symbol of a walking person or an upraised palm are in place, such signals shall indicate the following instructions:

(A) A steady walking person signal indication, which symbolizes "walk," means that a pedestrian facing the signal indication is permitted to start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal indication, possibly in conflict with turning vehicles. The pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the walking person signal indication is first shown.

(B) A flashing upraised hand signal indication, which symbolizes "don't walk," means that a pedestrian shall not start to cross the roadway in the direction of the signal indication, but that any pedestrian who has already started to cross on a steady walking person signal indication shall proceed to the far side of the traveled way of the street or highway, unless otherwise directed by a traffic control device to proceed only to the median of a divided highway or only to some other island or pedestrian refuge area.

(C) A steady upraised hand signal indication means that a pedestrian shall not enter the roadway in the direction of the signal indication.

(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate the continued use of pedestrian control signals utilizing the word "wait" if those signals were installed prior to March 28, 1985.

(E) A flashing walking person signal indication has no meaning and shall not be used.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1963–2026 · leading case: In re T.B., 2026 Ohio 1309 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
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In re T.B., 2026 Ohio 1309 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “2 The “special pedestrian control signals” described in R.C. 4511.14 clearly qualify as “traffic control devices,” which R.”
Anderson v. Schmidt, 2013 Ohio 3524 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “Further, the version of R.C. 4511.14 in effect in 2010, provided that “[p]edestrians facing [a walk signal] may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right of way by the operators of all vehicles, streetcars, and trackless trolleys.”
Disciplinary Couns. v. VanBibber, 2024 Ohio 1702 (Ohio 2024). “11A, and driving under OVI suspension in violation of R.C. 4511.14. He moved to amend the charge of driving under OVI suspension to a charge of driving under financial-responsibility suspension in violation of R.”
Disciplinary Couns. v. VanBibber, 2024 Ohio 1702 (Ohio 2024). “11A, and driving under OVI suspension in violation of R.C. 4511.14. He 3 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO moved to amend the charge of driving under OVI suspension to a charge of driving under financial-responsibility suspension in violation of R.”
Kellar v. Ross, 195 N.E.2d 127 (Ohio Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 2× “” Section 4511.14 of the Revised Code, providing for “Pedestrian control signals,” uses this language: “(A) ‘Walk’: Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall he given the right of way by the operators of all vehicles,…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.14(C) — 1 case
In re T.B., 2026 Ohio 1309 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). “2 The “special pedestrian control signals” described in R.C. 4511.14 clearly qualify as “traffic control devices,” which R.”
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