P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5252
Any pedestrian who crosses a public highway, shall do so subject to the following provisions:
(a) When crossing an intersection or a pedestrian crosswalk, shall yield right of way to every vehicle that is moving on said highway.
(b) When crossing an intersection shall use the pedestrian crosswalk. If the intersection is controlled by traffic lights, shall only cross with the green light or the indication to “cross” in his/her favor, as provided in §§ 5222 and 5223 of this title.
(c) Between consecutive intersections, any of which are controlled by traffic lights, shall only cross on the pedestrian crosswalks marked on the pavement.
(d) When there are tunnels of other structures built for pedestrian use, they should use them. To such ends, the use of said tunnels or overpasses by persons on bicycles, motor driven or otherwise, or motorcycles and similar vehicles, is prohibited.
(e) No person shall cross a road diagonally at an intersection, unless authorized by an official traffic-regulating device. When diagonal crossing is authorized, pedestrians shall only cross as indicated by the official devices that regulate these crossings.
(f) Pedestrians shall only walk on the sidewalks, and if there are none, whenever it is possible and practical, shall walk on the curb or left hand side of the public road facing traffic and shall not leave the same unexpectedly and rapidly when a vehicle is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield right of way. In the case of funeral processions on foot, pedestrians shall walk on the right side of the public road using no more than half of the roadway.
(g) Any pedestrian who walks on the public highways negligently and recklessly, without paying due attention and care, shall incur an administrative fault and shall be punished with a fine of fifty dollars ($50). If this conduct should cause a traffic accident, the fine shall be of five hundred dollars ($500). If the pedestrian who commits the administrative fault is a minor, the person who has patria potestas, custody or is his/her legal tutor, shall be liable for the payment of the fines imposed for any infraction of this Act and for the payment of any damages caused by said minor.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 9.02; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 9, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.