(a)  Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.

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(b)  Whenever there are no markings to the contrary, there shall be a presumption that there is an unmarked crosswalk at any intersection.

History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 29, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-18-4; P.L. 1999, ch. 383, § 5.