VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 14.010
Pedestrian’s Duties to Use Sidewalk or Shoulder, or Walk Along Edge of Roadway
If there is a reasonably suitable and passable sidewalk, a pedestrian has a duty to use the
sidewalk.
If there is no such sidewalk, a pedestrian may walk on the [hard surface; main traveled portion]
of the roadway, but he has a duty to keep to the extreme left side or edge, except that where the
shoulders of the highway or street are of sufficient width to permit, the pedestrian may walk on
either shoulder.
If a pedestrian fails to perform such duty, then he is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
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- civ-2026-04-01
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