Pedestrian Accident Laws

It’s the Law

Laws governing pedestrians and motor vehicles may differ slighting from state to state, but generally:

The driver of a vehicle must stop and stay stopped for a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk, and 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.

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.

Whenever any vehicle is stopped to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.

Every pedestrian upon a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. Pedestrians must obey pedestrian signals and use crosswalks at signalized intersections.

In New Jersey failure to properly yield may result in one or more of the following:

• 2 points
• $200 fine
• 15 days community service
• Insurance surcharges

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