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Originally Posted by outlaw
I interpret the law as saying the car must yield to the pedestrian once they are IN the crosswalk, not when they are standing on the curb or edge of the road. The pedestrian is expected to use good judgement and wait until the road is clear of oncoming vehicles that are quickly approaching the crosswalk. For some reason, many pedestrians think they always have the right to step out into traffic if there is a crosswalk no matter how close and fast the traffic is.
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This is what I think, too. That is why I don't think only the driver should always be the one who's "at fault".