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Vehicles regularly fail to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalks across Temple Street at the intersection of Wall Street.
Vehicles regularly fail to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalks across Temple Street at the intersection of Wall Street.
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Anonymous (Guest)
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?
Anonymous (Guest)
Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
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.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
Thank you TTP Department!
Also see similar issue for Temple & Wall: http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/7485
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Doug Hausladen (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
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 -
Doug Hausladen (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
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
City of New Haven (Verified Official)
Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 28607.
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