High Point, NC Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Section 10-1-135 sits in Article J, Pedestrian Rights and Duties, alongside Sec. ' Subsection (a) makes clear the yield burden falls on the pedestrian at any point other than a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Subsection (b) adds a stricter rule for signalized blocks: between two adjacent intersections where traffic signals are operating, pedestrians may cross only inside a marked crosswalk, foreclosing any mid-block dash even where traffic is light. Subsection (c) balances the duty back onto drivers, who must 'exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway,' sound a warning horn when necessary, and take proper precaution around any child or any confused or incapacitated person in the roadway, regardless of who had the right-of-way.

The traffic code defines 'crosswalk' at Sec. 10-1-1(8) to include both painted lines and the unmarked lateral extension of sidewalks through an intersection, so the rule applies at ordinary intersections even without paint on the pavement. Violations are processed as traffic offenses: Sec. 10-1-1 defines a 'traffic citation' as notice that a person has violated a provision of the chapter or a state traffic law, requiring an appearance in district court.