Tenn. Code § 55-8-135 : MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — OPERATION OF VEHICLES - RULES OF THE ROAD — OPERATION OF VEHICLES - RULES OF THE ROAD —8-135 - Crossing at other than crosswalks TEXT PDF (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. T.C.A. § 55-8-135 Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 34; T.C.A., § 59-835.