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I recently saw the following article in the Dispatch about the coming "crosswalk stings" that police will be setting up:
The article didn't address the main question in my mind: When, exactly, do you have to stop? (before anyone says it, yes, obviously you have to stop before you hit someone) The reason I ask is, I drive east on Long St. during my commute, and there is a crosswalk between Front and High. Long is approximately 5 lanes (?) at that point. The Revised Code is very specific about when you need to stop: "...when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger." (R.C. 4511.46(A)), but the Columbus municipal code states you must simply, "yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian upon the sidewalk or lawfully crossing the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk..." (2171.01) So, if a guy is just starting out from the north side of the street, do I need to stop if I'm traveling in the southernmost lane?
Also, if a person is waiting at one end of the crosswalk but hasn't entered yet, are you required to slow down and let them cross? I did that today, and the guy looked at me like I was crazy and waved me on.
One final note - I ride the bus through that crosswalk often, and the drivers NEVER stop for pedestrians. We've almost hit a few, in fact. I wonder if they'll ticket a bus?
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