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some USA states replaces trafic lights with flags
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thm_w:

--- Quote from: james_s on September 14, 2022, 07:49:34 pm ---I wonder what the actual law was prior to that? I was under the impression that if a person was in the crosswalk they had the right of way and if a car hits them the driver is at fault. This sounds like it may be bolstering the existing law to cover other scenarios, such as requiring a driver to stop if a pedestrian is intending to cross. Personally when I'm walking I try to wait for a gap where a minimal number of cars will have to stop for me.

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They just tweaked the law as you say: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/rpt/2016-R-0179.htm


--- Quote ---Connecticut's crosswalk law has been changed several times. Starting in 1978, Connecticut law required drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, provided the pedestrian was in the half of the road in which the vehicle was driving or crossing to it from the opposite side. The pedestrian also had to be approaching so quickly, or be so close to the portion of the roadway on which the vehicle was traveling, that he or she “was in reasonable danger of being struck” (PA 78-309).
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eugene:

--- Quote from: strawberry on September 12, 2022, 10:30:21 pm ---atleast flags cant run out of electricity


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You expect me to spend 31 minutes watching a video just to find out WTF you're talking about?
Jester:
Excellent video. We need more sensors and smart controls in Canada. It’s normal to wait at a red light when there is no traffic in the other direction. Too many people are way, way too distracted and it is getting worse by the day. Some  pedestrian's will step into the street the moment the light turns green without even looking (hoodie up and ear buds in). All in all it’s a recipe for disaster.
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: thm_w on September 14, 2022, 08:43:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: james_s on September 14, 2022, 07:49:34 pm ---I wonder what the actual law was prior to that? I was under the impression that if a person was in the crosswalk they had the right of way and if a car hits them the driver is at fault. This sounds like it may be bolstering the existing law to cover other scenarios, such as requiring a driver to stop if a pedestrian is intending to cross. Personally when I'm walking I try to wait for a gap where a minimal number of cars will have to stop for me.

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They just tweaked the law as you say: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/rpt/2016-R-0179.htm


--- Quote ---Connecticut's crosswalk law has been changed several times. Starting in 1978, Connecticut law required drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, provided the pedestrian was in the half of the road in which the vehicle was driving or crossing to it from the opposite side. The pedestrian also had to be approaching so quickly, or be so close to the portion of the roadway on which the vehicle was traveling, that he or she “was in reasonable danger of being struck” (PA 78-309).
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Hahaha so previously you had to stop if the pedestrian was in danger of being struck...   -  That has definitely changed for the better!
james_s:

--- Quote from: SilverSolder on September 15, 2022, 04:13:52 pm ---Hahaha so previously you had to stop if the pedestrian was in danger of being struck...   -  That has definitely changed for the better!

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The law sometimes goes too far though. We have that same requirement to stop if a pedestrian is anywhere in the crosswalk or even standing near it and that's annoying. Even on a road where there is an island in the middle of two lanes, a pedestrian can walk across your lane, cross the island and you're supposed to stay stopped there until they have completely cleared the road which is annoying because once they've crossed your lane they are out of danger from you.
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