Pedestrian Safety Reminders

As a pedestrian always remember, you will lose the battle against a motor vehicle even if you’re in the right.

A crosswalk is defined as a location for a pedestrian to cross a roadway safely and where a motorist would also expect to see a pedestrian. Not every intersection is a crosswalk. A crosswalk can be marked with painted white lines and may have hatch marks, can be signed with either a white or fluorescent backed sign. An unmarked crosswalk is established only by a break or curb of the roadway. 

A “T” intersection the only crosswalk is the section of roadway that is a curb edge to curb edge no curb edge to straight unbroken curb.

As pedestrians don’t assume that a motorist sees you, keep your head on a swivel and continue to look at motorists. Also, when you come up to the crosswalk just don’t walk out thinking that the vehicles will stop, give the motorist time to see you and to bring the vehicle to a safe stop.

Crosswalk signals, the legal time for a pedestrian to cross on a walk signal is when the little white man is present. When the flashing red hand starts, and the counter is counting down it is illegal for you to cross. Fines for interfering with vehicles, crossing at another location other then a crosswalk, crossing when traffic signal says not to start at $81.00. 

Keep your head up when crossing the street, don’t have it buried in your phone.