Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-182
Any pedestrian who uses any street or highway negligently or recklessly or fails to obey the signal of any traffic officer, pedestrian control, sign, signal, marking or device or recklessly disregards his own safety or the safety of any person by the manner of his use of any street or highway shall be deemed to have committed an infraction and be fined not less than thirty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-182
(1949 Rev., S. 8513; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 42; P.A. 82-223, S. 29; P.A. 83-577, S. 33.)
Pedestrian standing in street awaiting approach of trolley car and not looking for 1 minute in direction from which an automobile was approaching held not necessarily negligent under statute; question of fact for jury. 99 C. 2; Id., 11. Not necessary to charge as to full terms and effect of statute when so much of statute as was applicable was explained in charge on contributory negligence. 103 C. 552. As regards negligence, statute establishes no other standards than those of the common law. 116 C. 53; 127 C. 159; 128 C. 584. Cited. 144 C. 449; 239 C. 235. Cited. 39 CA 579. Interest of state in enforcing its traffic laws outweighs defendant's interest in stopping traffic to distribute literature; terms "negligent" and "reckless" have precise legal definition. 33 CS 725. Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 584.
See Sec. 14-300 re crosswalks, regulation of pedestrian traffic, etc.