Amarillo, TX Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Section 16-3-312 of the Traffic Code sets Amarillo's core jaywalking rule in two parts. art. 6701d, § 78(c). Second, inside any business district, a pedestrian may not cross a roadway at all except in a crosswalk, regardless of whether the crossing sits between signalized intersections. The related section on manner of walking, Sec. 16-3-313, adds that where a sidewalk exists, a pedestrian may not walk along the adjacent roadway instead, and where no sidewalk exists, a pedestrian on a highway must walk facing oncoming traffic on the left shoulder.

The Traffic Engineer can also post signs restricting pedestrian travel where a special hazard exists, and walking along a roadway so restricted is itself an offense (Sec. 16-3-313(e)). A separate 2024 ordinance, Sec. 16-3-315, layers on additional restrictions: it is an offense to stand or walk on a median six feet wide or narrower, on a divided roadway with no median at all, in a marked 'clear zone,' or in a 'safety zone' within 100 feet of a signalized intersection, unless an exception applies, such as crossing a divided road by the most direct route or rendering emergency aid.