The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by a guide dog or a hearing impaired person accompanied by a hearing aid dog. From the Driver’s Manual: Blind pedestrians will normally have a guide dog or will be using a cane. Section 9503: Rules of the Road CHAPTER 95. Reach out to local law enforcement, serving as a resource to provide information to them about the White Cane Law. Do not use your horn as it could confuse or frighten the pedestrian who is blind.     Apply to 2021 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellow, Posting Guidelines for Candidates for ACB, State, Special Interest and Local Chapter Offices, ACB Announces Election of Its First Woman President, ACB Applauds FCC on Description Expansion, ACB Commends Congress on Introduction of H.R. Arizona law, for instance, states drivers should yield to pedestrians carrying a white cane or using a guide dog or being assisted by a sighted person, and that drivers are responsible for any damages to the person if they are hit. Here are some suggestions for helping pedestrians who are blind: State Law: At any street, road or highway crossing or intersection, where the movement of traffic is regulated by traffic‑control signals, blind or partially blind pedestrians shall be entitled to the right‑of‑way if such person having such cane or accompanied by a guide dog shall be partly across such crossing or intersection at the time the traffic‑control signals change, and all vehicles shall stop and remain stationary until such pedestrian has completed passage across the intersection or crossing. To provide this education, it is important to make sure people know everything they need about the White Cane Law. Penalty: (1) It is a misdemeanor for a person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter unless the violation is declared to be a felony. 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(https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2005/gtr/21-511.html) An attorney general’s opinion that says street soliciting is illegal has charitable groups worried will affect donations and law enforcement officials reviewing whether to enforce it. 153.018 Schedule of penalties; distribution of proceeds. Penalty: Penalty: This is not correct. Belief: The White Cane Law is adequately covered in driver’s education. State Law: How Can We Complete Our Business During Meetings More Efficiently? Nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog on the highways or sidewalks of the Commonwealth, be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+cod+46.2-934&000+cod+46.2-934 [1983 c.338 Section 549; 1985 c.16 Section 280; 2003 c.278 Section 3; 2007 c.70 Section 329; 2011 c.507 Section 2]. Penalty: Do not use your horn as it could confuse or frighten the blind pedestrian. Pedestrians using guide dogs or white canes with or without a red tip must be given the right of way at all times, regardless of the traffic signal or traffic situation.   It varies from state to state, from country to country. The driver of a vehicle approaching a person with a visual, aural or physical disability who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog shall yield to such pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused such pedestrian and any injury caused to the pedestrian's guide dog, hearing dog or service dog; provided that such a pedestrian not carrying such cane or using a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed in section 209.150 shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons. – Any person who shall violate the provisions of § 31-13-6(3)(i) at an intersection where a pedestrian is crossing or attempting to cross a public street or highway guided by a seeing-eye dog or a hearing-ear signal dog, clearly identified by a yellow harness, which has been trained and educated to guide and assist the pedestrian in traveling upon the public streets, or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-18/31-18-16.1.HTM You must always yield to pedestrians who are in a roadway. §5-15-2. Visually Challenged Persons   Encourage local elected officials to host a press conference about White Cane Safety Day and/or to issue a White Cane Day Proclamation in your community. 3361) Sec. The court may, pursuant to this section, direct that the person sentenced shall not be released on any basis until the sentence imposed by the court has been served. From the Driver’s Manual: (From the Judicial Bureau Waiver Penalties) Notwithstanding section 103, subsection 3, the fine for a violation of this subsection may not be less than $50 nor more than $1,000. 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