Local authorities are empowered by ordinance to require that pedestrians shall strictly comply with the directions of any official traffic control signal and may by ordinance prohibit pedestrians from crossing any roadway in a business district or any designated highways except in a crosswalk.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-18-2
Local ordinances
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 29, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-18-2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.