I am not sure what a Wildwood Crest spouter means by an "uncontr

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Avalon - I am not sure what a Wildwood Crest spouter means by an "uncontrolled intersection," but the law is that you must yield to pedestrians at any intersection, whether it has crosswalk markings or not. Pedestrians have a responsibility to stop, look, and listen and then proceed to cross. Common sense and courtesy would also tell them to walk as quickly as possible, put down their phones for a minute, herd their children across, and maybe give a wave of thanks to the drivers who stop.

Moderator's Note: 
According to state law, "the driver of a vehicle must stop and stay stopped for a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk, but shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except at crosswalks when the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers or traffic control signals, or where otherwise prohibited by municipal, county, or State regulation, and except where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield." For more information, go to: https://goo.gl/GiHKVd.
Print Publication Date: 
8/30/2017