N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 211.35

The motor vehicle law provides that (where there are no special

pedestrian-control signals)1 pedestrians shall be subject to any vehicular

traffic-control signals as they apply to pedestrian traffic.2 The law further

provides that when a signal light at an intersection is emitting a steady

green light, pedestrians traveling in the direction of the green light may

proceed to cross the [highway] [street].3,4 However,

(Choose one or more of the following paragraphs as

appropriate.)

[(Red light). When there is a signal light at an intersection

emitting a steady red light, pedestrians traveling in the direction of the

red light shall not start to cross the [highway] [street].]

[(Yellow light). When there is a signal light at an intersection

emitting a steady yellow light, pedestrians traveling in the direction of

the yellow light shall not start to cross the [highway] [street].]

[(Flashing red light). When there is a flashing red signal light at an

intersection, a pedestrian traveling in the direction of the flashing red

light shall stop and yield the right-of-way to vehicles in or approaching

the intersection. He may proceed when, in the exercise of reasonable

care and prudence, he can cross the [highway] [street] with reasonable

assurance of safety to himself and others. Whether he can cross with

such assurance of safety depends upon the distance from the intersection

of vehicles approaching on the dominant [highway] [street] and their

speed of approach. Unless the circumstances indicate that there is no

danger of collision with an approaching vehicle, it is his duty to wait until

the approaching vehicle has passed.5]

[(Flashing yellow light). When there is a flashing yellow signal

light at an intersection, a pedestrian must yield the right-of-way to

vehicles in or approaching the intersection. He may proceed when, in the

exercise of reasonable care and prudence, he can cross the [highway]

[street] with reasonable assurance of safety to himself and others.

Whether he can cross with such assurance of safety depends upon the

distance from the intersection of vehicles approaching on the dominant

[highway] [street] and their speed of approach. Unless the circumstances

indicate that there is no danger of collision with an approaching vehicle,

it is his duty to wait until the approaching vehicle has passed.]

A violation of [this duty] [these duties] is not negligence within

itself. However, a failure to obey the signal light when, under the same

or similar circumstances, a reasonably careful and prudent person would

have obeyed the signal light, would be negligence.