Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-602 (2026)

Right-of-way in crosswalks.

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(a) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not
in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the
right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be to yield, to
any pedestrian within or entering a crosswalk at either edge of
the roadway.

     (b) When traffic-control signals are not in place or not
in operation at a school crosswalk, the driver of a vehicle
shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian within or
entering a school crosswalk at either edge of the roadway by
slowing down or stopping.

     (c) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other
place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which
is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

     (d) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply under
the conditions stated in W.S. 31-5-603(b).

     (e) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk
or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a
pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle
approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the
stopped vehicle.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Nish v. Schaefer, 2006 WY 85 (Wyo. 2006).

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Nish v. Schaefer, 2006 WY 85 (Wyo. 2006). “(§31-5-102(a)(iii) & (xxlviii) & (lviii); § 31-5-602; and § 31-5-702 (sic)). No person shall drive a vehicle on the highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.”

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