ok dumb question time ... if they are waiting on the curb at the crosswalk (at a intersection with no traffic signal or stop sign) should you stop and let them cross? What if they have crossed the street halfway and are standing on the median?
What scares me is the people that step off the curb just about as my front bumper gets to the crosswalk line. I know the intent is that I will be past them in a second but why cant they wait until I am actually past ...
if they are waiting on the curb at the crosswalk (at a intersection with no traffic signal or stop sign) should you stop and let them cross?
It would be polite, but not required. I try to do this when there's only one lane going in my direction. If there's more lanes, then I'm only creating a hazard.
What if they have crossed the street halfway and are standing on the median?
Crosswalks on streets with median strips usually have traffic lights, so the "they're not supposed to be there" rule might apply. If they're just standing in the crosswalk at the double yellow line, then I think I'd have to stop.
What scares me is the people that step off the curb just about as my front bumper gets to the crosswalk line. I know the intent is that I will be past them in a second but why cant they wait until I am actually past ...
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Date: 2008-04-30 03:30 pm (UTC)What scares me is the people that step off the curb just about as my front bumper gets to the crosswalk line. I know the intent is that I will be past them in a second but why cant they wait until I am actually past ...
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Date: 2008-05-01 12:44 am (UTC)It would be polite, but not required. I try to do this when there's only one lane going in my direction. If there's more lanes, then I'm only creating a hazard.
Crosswalks on streets with median strips usually have traffic lights, so the "they're not supposed to be there" rule might apply. If they're just standing in the crosswalk at the double yellow line, then I think I'd have to stop.
Agreed.