> It is very possible to legally navigate the intersection. If one was > properly trained in Driver's Ed you learn that the first stop must be > at the stop sign before the crosswalk. If you cannot safely see > from that location you must pull forward and make a second stop > where you can safely see.
The sticky point is 346.52(1)(b): "Stopping prohibited in certain specified places. (1) No person may stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, in any of the following places: [...] (b) On a crosswalk." As I interpret it, the law requires two stops and the second stop cannot be made over a crosswalk. But, at that particular intersection, you really can't see far enough (in my opinion) to the left until the driver's eyeballs are over the first crosswalk line. That implies that the vehicle must come to a stop on the crosswalk. > The marking of a crosswalk is more for guidance. It is not a > requirement that you must stay within the lines. The majority of > crosswalks at intersections in Madison are not marked. The sticky point here is: "346.25 Crossing at place other than crosswalk. Every pedestrian, bicyclist, or rider of an electric personal assistive mobility device crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked or unmarked crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway." "340.01 (10): "Crosswalk" means either of the following, except where signs have been erected by local authorities indicating no crossing: (a) Marked crosswalk. Any portion of a highway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing by signs, lines or other markings on the surface; or (b) Unmarked crosswalk. In the absence of signs, lines or markings, that part of a roadway, at an intersection, which is included within the transverse lines which would be formed on such roadway by connecting the corresponding lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of such roadway or, in the absence of a corresponding sidewalk on one side of the roadway, that part of such roadway which is included within the extension of the lateral lines of the existing sidewalk across such roadway at right angles to the center line thereof, except in no case does an unmarked crosswalk include any part of the intersection and in no case is there an unmarked crosswalk across a street at an intersection of such street with an alley." As I read this, anyone traveling outside of the crosswalk markings (of a marked crosswalk) must yield to all vehicles upon the roadway. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Rewey Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 9:40 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Bikies] Milwaukee Street Fatality Follow-up _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
