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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think these crosswalks are so dangerous for the driver who actually stops.  I cannot tell you how many times I have actually stopped to yield to a pedestrian as the sign says, and I have gotten honked at by the car behind me, or I feel like the car behind me is going to rear end me because they do not know they need to stop.  I know it is the law, but no one follows it and it is dangerous.[/quote]

It's not just the crosswalk.

The driver behind you should be slow, keeping a distance and paying attention to the traffic.

There are signs about the crosswalk. There's no excuse for an accident of this type. [/quote]

I agree there is no excuse, but it still does not mean I don't worry each time I stop that someone is going to rear end me because no one else seems to do it regardless of the signs posted.  In Clarendon, etc., it is not as much as an issue because people are generally driving more slowly.  But on Washington Blvd or Lee Highway where there are not as many lights and people generally drive 40+ MPH, they are not expecting to suddenly stop if there is no light or stop sign.  It has happened to me multiple times and each time I worry I am going to get rear-ended.  [/quote]

I wonder if drivers would rather have lights or stop signs put in every place a crosswalk is needed.  They should be glad they only have to stop if a pedestrian is present.[/quote]

Especially since violation of right-of-way is never enforced.  Best of both worlds.  Always find it hilarious that drivers kvetch that people on bikes and pedestrians "break the law" though.  So clueless.[/quote]

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