Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of any local ordinance, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any person propelling a human-powered vehicle and shall give an audible signal when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-1112
Duty of driver to avoid collision with pedestrian or person propelling human-powered vehicle; warning signal
Known as the Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law
The act spans §§ 63–63 (250 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marlana Alonso v. Jason C. Ross (2017)
Most recently applied in Marlana Alonso v. Jason C. Ross (July 2017)
Laws, 1983, ch. 350, § 6, eff from and after July 1, 1983.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.