Aren vehicles suppose to STOP for pedestrians in cross walks?
YES, the biggest problem seems to be a misunderstanding of the law by motorists and pedestrians alike, the pedestrian should be attempting to cross the roadway, not just standing behind the curb. • “Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk. The driver must remain stopped until the pedestrian has passed the lane in which the vehicle is stopped. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. This provision shall not apply under the conditions as otherwise provided in this subdivision.
YES, the biggest problem seems to be a misunderstanding of the law by motorists and pedestrians alike, the pedestrian should be attempting to cross the roadway, not just standing behind the curb. • “Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk. The driver must remain stopped until the pedestrian has passed the lane in which the vehicle is stopped. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
