N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 211.36

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 Where there

are vehicular traffic-control signals at places other than intersections, and

when such a signal is emitting a [steady] [flashing] red light facing

vehicular traffic, pedestrians may proceed across the [highway] [street]3

in front of the vehicular traffic.4 However,

(Choose one or more of the following paragraphs as

appropriate.)

[(Green light). When there is a signal light at a place other than

an intersection emitting a steady green light facing vehicular traffic,

pedestrians shall not start to cross the [highway] [street].]

[(Yellow light). When there is a signal light at a place other than

an intersection emitting a steady yellow light facing vehicular traffic,

pedestrians shall not start to cross the [highway] [street].]

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

other than an intersection emitting a flashing yellow light facing vehicular

traffic, a pedestrian must yield the right-of-way to approaching vehicles.

He may proceed across the [highway] [street] when, in the exercise of

reasonable care and prudence, he can proceed with reasonable assurance

of safety to himself and others. Whether he can proceed with such

assurance of safety depends upon the distance of approaching vehicles

from the place with the signal 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]

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.