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yes but this is California, by law there is a crosswalk at EVERY uncontrolled intersection (ie those with no traffic lights) pedestrians ALWAYS have the right o
by Taniwha 4y ago
yes but this is California, by law there is a crosswalk at EVERY uncontrolled intersection (ie those with no traffic lights) pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way
- pwg 4y agoThe page at the link that @onphonenow provided details numerous ways, written into California law, that a pedestrian may not always have the right of way.
- runarberg 4y agoIANAL but I read this differently. The pedestrian has the right of way at any intersection unless indicated otherwise. However there are also restriction on when a pedestrian can cross. So in practice this means that a driver should always yield before a pedestrian, however failing to do so the pedestrian is not allowed to walk in front of the car. So technically both are in the wrong, but I would argue that in reality a pedestrian usually becomes frustrated when a line of cars don’t stop (even when they are supposed to). At this point multiple drivers have failed to abide by traffic law. Now the pedestrian ignores their end of the deal and crosses in front of cars, hoping they would stop. What I’m getting at is that a pedestrian most often wouldn’t illegally cross if drivers wouldn’t illegally cross first.
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoThe pedestrian isn't even crossing illegally in that scenario. They are forbidden from crossing if it creates an "immediate hazard". If the driver has room to safely stop, it's not an immediate hazard.