Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-506
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Pedestrians on roadways or bridges
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 489
(a) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any
pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b) Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking
along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the
left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may
approach from the opposite direction and shall yield to approaching
vehicles.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon any
portion of a bridge for the purpose of diving or jumping therefrom
into a lake, river or stream for recreation, and it shall be
unlawful for a pedestrian to use a bridge where sidewalks are not
provided for the purpose of standing or sightseeing.
(a) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any
pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b) Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking
along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the
left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may
approach from the opposite direction and shall yield to approaching
vehicles.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon any
portion of a bridge for the purpose of diving or jumping therefrom
into a lake, river or stream for recreation, and it shall be
unlawful for a pedestrian to use a bridge where sidewalks are not
provided for the purpose of standing or sightseeing.
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