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Articles - May, 1997
May 12, 1997New York Court Will Reconsider Allocation of Fault to Pedestrian Hit in Unmarked Crosswalk
May 12, 1997
May 12, 1997
A pedestrian sued the vehicle driver who struck and injured him
while he was crossing a New York street within an nmarked crosswalk.
Although a jury awarded damages to the pedestrian, the appellate
court reversed the trial court's decision and remanded the case.
Survey Measures Knowledge of Pedestrian Laws and Traffic Control
Devices
Summarizes a Tennessee research study on how much drivers and
pedestrians know about pedestrian traffic control devices and
pedestrian laws.
The trial court granted summary judgment and dismissed the suit
of a pedestrian who climbed the fence along an interstate and
was struck by a vehicle. Confirming the appellate court's reversal,
the Supreme Court of New Mexico remanded the case to the trial court.
Does Enforcement of Pedestrian Right-of-Way Laws Increase Driver
Compliance?
A Washington State law requires motorists to stop for
pedestrians attempting to cross at a crosswalk. This article
summarizes the results of research on the effect of the City
of Seattle's pedestrian safety information campaign and its
enforcement of driver compliance.
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