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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would you please share the statute/regulation you're referring to so I can make sure I fully understand what you're describing?  I can't seem to find it.[/quote]

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter8/section46.2-924/

The driver of any vehicle on a highway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing such highway:

1. At any clearly marked crosswalk, whether at mid-block or at the end of any block;

2.[b] At any regular pedestrian crossing included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent sidewalk at the end of a block;
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3. At any intersection when the driver is approaching on a highway or street where the legal maximum speed does not exceed 35 miles per hour.[/quote]

That does not mean what you think it means.[/quote]

I think it does. This is law in NJ as well. This is an unmarked crosswalk. [/quote]
I think DC as well. [/quote]

DC Code
50–2201.28. Right-of-way at crosswalks.

(a) The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross the roadway [b]within any marked crosswalk,[/b] or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, [b]when the pedestrian is upon the lane, or within one lane approaching the lane[/b], on which the vehicle is traveling or onto which it is turning.

(a-1) Whenever a vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk at an unsignalized intersection, a vehicle approaching the crosswalk in an adjacent lane or from behind the stopped vehicle shall stop and give the right-of-way to ensure the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists before passing the stopped vehicle.[/quote]

This is interesting.  I've always wondered if it is clear whether you can go ahead and turn into a lane when the pedestrian is in the street but two lanes away, and it looks like the answer is yes.  Some pedestrians seem to think that, if they are on the sidewalk thinking about stepping into the street or in a lane two lanes away, that everyone should stop and wait for them.  I have had people on the sidewalk, more than 5-6 feet away from the crosswalk, yell at me for not stopping.  Sorry, I can't read your mind.  [/quote]

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