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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.04.400 (2026)

Pedestrian

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"Pedestrian" means any person who is afoot or who is using a wheelchair, a power wheelchair, or a means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a bicycle.
[ 2003 c 141 s 5; 1990 c 241 s 1; 1961 c 12 s 46.04.400. Prior: 1959 c 49 s 41; prior: 1937 c 189 s 1, part; RRS s 6360-1, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2025 · leading case: Pudmaroff v. Allen, 977 P.2d 574 (Wash. 1999).
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Pudmaroff v. Allen, 977 P.2d 574 (Wash. 1999). · cites it 9× “235(1) regarding the treatment of persons in crosswalks and RCW 46.04.400 defining pedestrians under Washington law.”
Pudmaroff v. Allen, 138 Wash. 2d 55 (Wash. 1999). · cites it 9× “Allen asserts motorists need stop only for pedestrians in crosswalks and that bicyclists are not pedestrians.”
McLaughlin v. Travelers Com. Ins. Co., 476 P.3d 1032 (Wash. 2020). · cites it 5× “The Court of Appeals additionally held that RCW 48.22.005(11), which defines pedestrian for purposes of casualty insurance in Washington also does not include bicyclists, by allegedly “harmoniz[ing]” this statute with the definition of “pedestrian” contained in the Washington…”
Todd Mclaughlin v. Travelers Com. Ins. Co., 446 P.3d 654 (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “" See RCW 46.04.400 ("Pedestrian" is defined as "any person who is afoot or who is using a wheelchair, a power wheelchair, or a means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a bicycle.”
Stewart v. State, 597 P.2d 101 (Wash. 1979). “27 is the statutory definition of pedestrian, RCW 46.04.400. Giving it was proper as there was substantial conflicting evidence as to whether Mrs.”
Pudmaroff v. Allen, 951 P.2d 335 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “‘Roadway’ means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk or shoulder even though such sidewalk or shoulder is used by persons riding bicycles.”
Crawford v. Miller, 566 P.2d 1264 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977). “RCW 46.04.400. The instruction directed the jury to determine which law applied.”
Myers v. West Coast Fast Freight, Inc., 256 P.2d 840 (Wash. 1953). “RCW 46.04.400 (Laws of 1937, chapter 189, § 1, p.”
Dailey v. Lange, 578 P.2d 1322 (Wash. Ct. App. 1978). “250 and RCW 46.04.400: Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction and upon meeting an oncoming…”
James v. Edwards, 412 P.2d 123 (Wash. 1966). “RCW 46.04.400 provides: “ ‘Pedestrian’ means any person afoot.”
Burns v. Dills, 413 P.2d 370 (Wash. 1966). “These assignments raise the issue of whether appellant was in this case both a workman in the streets and a pedestrian with the right of way because of his position in the unmarked crosswalk of Garden Street. The evidence is undisputed that he was within the unmarked crosswalk…”
Owens v. Young, 365 P.2d 774 (Wash. 1961). “” RCW 46.04.400 provides: “ ‘Pedestrian’ means any person afoot.”
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