Sentences with phrase «yield at crosswalks»

Drivers often fail to respect the rights of pedestrians, failing to yield at crosswalks or failing to keep a proper lookout.

A Driver's Failure to Yield May Establish a Presumption of Liability In some cases, failing to yield at a crosswalk or at a yield sign can create a rebuttable presumption that the driver was responsible for the accident.

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If a pedestrian crosses a roadway at any point other than in a marked crosswalk or in an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, the pedestrian shall yield the right - of - way to any vehicle approaching on the roadway.

At the trial, the evidence showed that, although plaintiff was not in a crosswalk when he was struck by Cusick's vehicle, plaintiff had yielded the right of way Cusick's automobile by stopping in the opposite lane of traffic to allow Cusick to proceed.

• Speeding Motorists • Drivers that Fail to Yield the Right of Way to Pedestrians at Marked Crosswalks • Motorists Turning into the Path of Pedestrians at an Intersection • Drivers Operating their Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

Bike accident lawyers also note that bicyclists must yield for pedestrians at crosswalks too.

This means that if an accident occurs at a crosswalk and the driver failed to stop for the pedestrian before the accident, that driver be presumed to have violated the failure - to - yield law and to be at fault for the accident.

Pedestrians crossing state highways must ordinarily yield to highway traffic, and in cities, where crosswalks are present, city ordinances and state law may require the pedestrian to cross at a corner or a crosswalk.

California Vehicle Code Section 21954 (a) VC states that whenever a pedestrian is on a roadway, at a place other than within a marked crosswalk or intersection, must yield to all vehicles on the road.