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[quote=Anonymous]In DC a motorist does not have to stop at a signalized crosswalk when the motorist has the right of way and a pedestrian is waiting to cross. However, at an unsignalized crosswalk a driver must stop if a pedestrian is waiting to cross. If the law were simply that a motorist must stop for a pedestrian in a cross-walk, it would make no sense. A driver always has a duty to avoid a pedestrian, whether the pedestrian has the right of way or not. And most pedestrians are unwilling to step into a crosswalk in a roadway unless they are assured that drivers would stop. Fellow readers, this is an important safety law, particularly in a walkable area like metro Washington -- please carefully obey it. Similar laws are almost second nature in places like California or Maine but drivers here mostly do not comply. It will probably take some driver arrests and sadly, more pedestrian deaths for more drivers to pay attention.[/quote]
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