dillonscallion
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
I was turning out of a side street. The light was red, as I began to make my right hand turn (all vehicles were stopped, telling me the light was going to turn green, as I drive this way every morning, and there is no sign against turning right on red). After I had begun my turn, and had my vehicle in the street a woman bolted off of the sidewalk, sprinting across the street waving her had in the air frantically. This is a 4 lane street with a median. She was coming form across the street, and I was in the furthest lane away from her. Instead of applying my breaks (which would've left me in the crosswalk, or just beyond) I continued straight ahead.
I was then pulled over, having no idea why, when I was informed that I failed to yield to the pedestrian in the crosswalk. My vehicle never impeded her path, nor did she impede mine. She was a good 10-15 feet away from me, after I had already passed the crosswalk. If I began making my turn before the pedestrian entered the crosswalk, how am I at fault? I also read a pedestrian is not allowed to jump or run into the crosswalk in a manner which does not allow the driver to yield in time. I really don't believe stopping in the middle of the crosswalk would've been safe for either one of us, as the pedestrian then would've had to go into the street to get beyond my car.
I was turning out of a side street. The light was red, as I began to make my right hand turn (all vehicles were stopped, telling me the light was going to turn green, as I drive this way every morning, and there is no sign against turning right on red). After I had begun my turn, and had my vehicle in the street a woman bolted off of the sidewalk, sprinting across the street waving her had in the air frantically. This is a 4 lane street with a median. She was coming form across the street, and I was in the furthest lane away from her. Instead of applying my breaks (which would've left me in the crosswalk, or just beyond) I continued straight ahead.
I was then pulled over, having no idea why, when I was informed that I failed to yield to the pedestrian in the crosswalk. My vehicle never impeded her path, nor did she impede mine. She was a good 10-15 feet away from me, after I had already passed the crosswalk. If I began making my turn before the pedestrian entered the crosswalk, how am I at fault? I also read a pedestrian is not allowed to jump or run into the crosswalk in a manner which does not allow the driver to yield in time. I really don't believe stopping in the middle of the crosswalk would've been safe for either one of us, as the pedestrian then would've had to go into the street to get beyond my car.
