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I resent having to stop for these kids. Like the above poster mentioned, they walk so slow with so little consideration for drivers waiting for them.

Speaking as an adult who is not a student at Yale, I have to cross this crosswalk daily, and see cars regularly ignore the sign posted at the crosswalk to yield to pedestrians. Regardless of your feelings about the character of people who cross at this intersection, it is still the law to stop your vehicle to allow safe passage of pedestrians across the street. Please also keep in mind that there is a nursery school on this corner, as well as a public library one block away.

That being said, outside of police monitoring, is there anything that can reasonably be done to make drivers more aware of their responsibilities to pedestrians, and make this intersection safer?

It probably will be helpful to place one of the "day-glo" yellow signs on the center stripe in the street -- just ahead of the intersection to alert drivers of the state law that requires that they stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Apparently, the current signs on posts at both sides of the street (mounted in the sidewalks) either are not seen or are being ignored. I noticed that most of the comments related to this seeclickfix item are rantings about the rich Yalies. However, I am a professional worker downtown and use that intersection daily and have experienced near misses of being hit by vehicles even when I'm in the crosswalk IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. Also, Yale has been out of session for the past 6 weeks, but there continues to be flagrant violations of state law by drivers.......I can't imagine that these violations are related to the fact that Yale students frequent that intersection, since there are no Yale students in the area during the summer.

Correction:

Vehicles are required to stop for pedestrians who are waiting to cross the crosswalk, while standing at the curb. This is state law. Read your CT State Driver's Manual.

Follow this link:

http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=2594&q=400260

Click on Chapter 3

"Generally, pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks. There is a crosswalk at every intersection, even if it is not marked by painted lines. To determine where an unmarked crosswalk is, imagine that the sidewalk or shoulder at the corner extends across the road and meets the sidewalk or shoulder on the other side. Drivers must slow or stop your vehicle and grant the right-of- way for a pedestrian crossing at a crosswalk (marked or unmarked) when the pedestrian:

• Steps to the curb at the entrance to the crosswalk
• Is within any portion of the crosswalk."

I would suggest reading the entire manual, as it is evident that you are not clear on the rules of the road.

Thank you TTP Department!

Also see similar issue for Temple & Wall: http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/7485

This intersection is safe. It is a one way with a light at the corner. This allows enough gaps in traffic to wait a minute or so, and then cross. Seems the folks who use this corner either have a hard time crossing the street or just can't be inconvenienced to wait a minute to cross.

There is no traffic light at the corner of Temple and Wall Streets. State law requires drivers to stop at that intersection whenever a pedestrian is standiang at the curb waiting to cross or is in the crosswalk.

i thought the law was to yield in Connecticut...

I was thinking that you could some sort of reflective temporary bollard in the solid white line that divides the two travel lanes on Temple for about 20 feet leading up to the intersection, and at the end of a series of reflective bollards you could then place a in-street pedestrian road sign. I would also suggest that some paint be addded to the lanes of travel leading up to the crosswalk with arrows for left/straight in the left lane and an arrow for straight-only in the right lane.

I saw this in NJ I think -

Please mark your calendars (hmmm perhaps a way to link a facebook or gcal event could be cool).

https://www.facebook.com/events/365644430183690/

Wednesday
10/10/12
7pm
Timothy Dwight College

I have asked the students living at TD College to help me submit a Complete Streets application. We will be pow-wowwing in a common room at TD and filling out the appropriate boxes. Please contact me with any questions - 203-309-2737 or doug@dougward7.com

Doug

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