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Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Fri Jul 11 15:28:02 2014, in response to Re: A a Vision Zero Town Hall Meeting, posted by displaced angeleno on Mon Jul 7 15:33:06 2014. Sorry to zombie post, but absent the STOP sign, reading New York City Traffic Rules, a car does not have the right of way at that location, and must stop to any pedestrian in the crosswalk or attempting to use the crosswalk. New York City Traffic Rules, §4-04(b)(2) states that a pedestrian shall not cross in front of an oncoming vehicle. However, §4-04(b)(1) states that drivers shall yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. The only sensible interpretation of those two articles is that pedestrians shall not cross in front of imminently crossing vehicles, but that drivers who are approaching from a distance such that a stop is possible, must stop.The language of §4-04(b)(1) is pretty clear that the vehicle is only required to stop if the pedestrian is in the crosswalk. If the pedestrian is waiting on the sidewalk, the vehicle has the right of way per §4-04(b)(2). |
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