On Apr 27, 2012, Robbie Webber wrote:
> Could someone explain to me - maybe a lawyer or a cop - why tickets are not
> issued automatically when a pedestrian is hit in a crosswalk? It seems to me
> that all four of these pedestrians were in the crosswalk, only one of whom
> was at a signaled intersection, and that person seems to have had the green.
and
> And I know there are reporters, legislators, and maybe some police officers
> on this list. Just dropping a hint...
I'm a little curious about this too. Seems to me as though being able to walk
down the street without fear of getting run over should be a citizen's right,
and a very basic one at that.
On Apr 27, 2012, Robert Nagel wrote:
> Maybe they are considering more serious charges? It's not as if a citation
> must be issue instantly or never. After they rule out more serious charges, I
> expect that if the driver is believed to be guilty of failing to yield to a
> pedestrian, he'll at least get a ticket for that.
Would issuing a citation on the spot preclude more serious charges later? Why
not issue a citation immediately if that's the case?
--
Michael Lemberger
Madison, WI
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