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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought pedestrians had the right of way at every intersection except where there is a don't walk sign or the traffic light in green for the drivers.[/quote] No. In Virginia, if the intersection is not signaled, the speed limit on the street is 35MPH or higher, there is no painted crosswalk, AND there is no sidewalk for an implicit crosswalk to be an extension of, then the driver has ROW. Now the driver should still attempt to avoid a collision, and last chance to avoid would still be an issue in a civil suit following a crash, IIUC. But there would be no criminal penalty for failure to yield ROW - which would be important in a civil suit, and would be the only possible punishment if no crash occurred. [/quote]
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