Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 249 - Traffic Control and Highway Safety
Section 14-300d. - Operator of a vehicle required to exercise due care to avoid pedestrian.

Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes or any regulations issued thereunder, sections 14-299, 14-300, 14-300b to 14-300e, inclusive, or any local ordinance to the contrary, each operator of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or person propelling a human powered vehicle and shall give a reasonable warning by sounding a horn or other lawful noise emitting device to avoid a collision. An operator who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

(P.A. 78-309, S. 5; P.A. 16-54, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 16-54 replaced “A violation of” with “An operator who violates” and replaced “an infraction” with “fined not more than five hundred dollars”.

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Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline

Chapter 249 - Traffic Control and Highway Safety

Section 14-297. - Definitions.

Section 14-298. - Office of the State Traffic Administration.

Section 14-298a. - Operation of motor vehicle exceeding posted clearance, load or weight limit prohibited.

Section 14-299. - Traffic control signals. Right turn on red.

Section 14-299a. - Traffic signal preemption devices. Penalty.

Section 14-299b. - Inoperative traffic control signal.

Section 14-300. - Crosswalks. Pedestrian-control signals. Regulation of pedestrians and motor vehicles at crosswalks. Pedestrians who are blind or have guide dogs.

Section 14-300a. - Pedestrian street markings near housing projects for elderly persons.

Section 14-300b. - Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways.

Section 14-300c. - Pedestrian use of roads and sidewalks. Required to yield to emergency vehicle.

Section 14-300d. - Operator of a vehicle required to exercise due care to avoid pedestrian.

Section 14-300e. - Application of pedestrian rights to solicitation of rides in a motor vehicle and walking on limited access highways.

Section 14-300f. - Vehicles to stop for school crossing guard. Penalties. Issuance of warning or summons upon report of school crossing guard.

Section 14-300g. - Operation of golf carts. Equipment. Insurance.

Section 14-300h. - Special event permit for fire department to use state highway to collect charitable donations.

Section 14-300i. - Vehicle operator to exercise reasonable care when near vulnerable user on a public way.

Section 14-300j. - Opening or leaving open a motor vehicle door so as to cause physical contact with moving traffic.

Section 14-301. - Through ways. Stop signs.

Section 14-302. - “Yield” signs.

Section 14-303. - Designation of one-way streets.

Section 14-304. - Safety zones.

Section 14-305. - Bus stops and public service motor vehicle stands.

Section 14-306. - Taxi stands in front of hotels.

Section 14-307. - Parking restrictions. Regulations.

Section 14-307a. - Pedestrian safety zones. Regulations.

Section 14-308. - Loading and unloading.

Section 14-309. - Approval of traffic safety measures and traffic control devices, signs or markings. Approval of related municipal regulation or ordinance.

Section 14-310. - Fraudulent or obstructive signs and signals.

Section 14-311. - Open air theaters, shopping centers and certain other developments affecting state highway traffic.

Section 14-311a. - New certificate for increase in parking spaces.

Section 14-311b. - Traffic controls for certain parking areas and commercial establishments.

Section 14-311c. - Developed parcels of land separately owned and utilized together for a single development purpose which affects state highway traffic.

Section 14-311d. - Economic development project applications submitted to Commissioner of Transportation or Office of the State Traffic Administration.

Section 14-312. - Regulations.

Section 14-313. - Appeal.

Section 14-314. - Penalties.

Section 14-314a. - Periodic review of traffic control signals and signs.

Section 14-314b. - Injury to or removal of traffic control devices, signs or lights.

Section 14-314c. - Erection of signs to warn operators of presence of persons who are deaf. Regulations.

Section 14-314d. - Erection of signs stating the requirement of the use of signal lights when changing lanes.

Section 14-315. - Duties of Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection re street and highway safety and accident prevention.

Section 14-316 and 14-317. - Commissioners to serve without compensation; offices. Assistants.