Walk It Through: The Crosswalk At Main Street
A pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, a turn on green, and someone who steps out too late.
Downtown, a woman steps into a marked crosswalk with no signal at the corner.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Three moments at downtown corners. A crash with a pedestrian, a school crossing guard, a blind pedestrian with a cane and a crossing outside a crosswalk are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.