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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me understand this, it will be legal to wander in and out of traffic asking for money, but illegal to cross the street outside of a designated crosswalk?[/quote]

No, it is not illegal to cross the street outside a designated (I'm assuming you mean painted?) crosswalk. Though I agree that this Virginia statute is trash. I would like to see a "When driving, drivers shall not carelessly or maliciously interfere with the orderly passage of pedestrians." law, although that would require upending the whole road system.

Article 16. Pedestrians.
§ 46.2-923. How and where pedestrians to cross highways.

A. When crossing highways, pedestrians shall not carelessly or maliciously interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles. They shall cross, wherever possible, only at intersections or marked crosswalks. Where intersections contain no marked crosswalks, pedestrians shall not be guilty of negligence as a matter of law for crossing at any such intersection or between intersections when crossing by the most direct route.

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title46.2/chapter8/article16/[/quote]

Sorry, I used designated when I should have used marked. Thanks for the correction.

When I am carelessly crossing a highway, I will hold up a little placard, or sign, asking for donations. [/quote]

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