Columbia Duty of drivers to exercise care ordinance (§ 14-585)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article X. Pedestrians
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise the highest degree of care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-585
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.