Rio Rancho, NM Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Mid-block crossing
- must yield to vehicles
- Between signals
- crosswalk required
- Diagonal crossing
- only if signed/signaled
- Basis
- NMSA 66-7-335, adopted locally
Summary
Rio Rancho pedestrians who cross mid-block or outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and diagonal crossing at intersections requires a signal permitting it.
Every pedestrian crossing a street at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the street.
B. Any pedestrian crossing a street at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the street.
C. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
D. No pedestrian shall cross a street intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic-control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic-control devices pertaining to such crossing movements. (*) (66-7-335 NMSA 1978)
Full Breakdown
City traffic code makes any pedestrian who crosses at a point other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk yield the right of way to all vehicles on the street, and the same duty applies at pedestrian tunnels or overhead crossings. Between signalized intersections, pedestrians must use a marked crosswalk. Diagonal crossing is barred unless official traffic-control devices specifically authorize it.
Violations & Fines
Cited as a traffic infraction under the Uniform Traffic Ordinance as adopted; enforceable by Rio Rancho police under Art. VI.
Frequently Asked Questions
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