Section 66-7-334 - Pedestrians' right of way in crosswalks. - New Mexico Statutes

66-7-334. Pedestrians' right of way in crosswalks.

A.     When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is in the crosswalk.  

B.     No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.  

C.     Subsection A of this section shall not apply under the conditions stated in Subsection B of Section 66-7-335 NMSA 1978.  

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