Icame across a post on the Casper Classifieds Facebook page expressing concern about a group of school-aged kids walking in the middle of the street and blocking traffic. Not only is that dangerous, but it's illegal.

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2024 Wyoming Statute Chapter 5 Article 6 Section 31-5-605 states:

31-5-605. Walking along roadways or highways.

(a) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable it is 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 as far as practicable from the edge of the roadwa

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