Originally Posted by
Squeeze
I regularly rode past signs in a residential area across from a large park with athletic fields that say State Law Requires Motorists To Yield To Pedestrians In The Crosswalk.
Note that it says IN the crosswalk.
And as the pedestrian, it's a Catch 22. I would not dare step into the crosswalk unless I saw the car stopped or definitely stopping safely. To help with this, one small town in my area implemented neon orange flags to grab and carry across. There is a flag holder on each side of the road with 3-4 flags. You are supposed to grab one indicating that you intend to cross, carry it across, and return it once across.
I am sometimes surprised at a how long a driver will wait for me instead of making his left turn in front of me. Maybe they have a hard time judging my speed, but it is obvious to me that they have plenty of time to cross before I am near them. Same for someone turning right to be in the same lane as me. I'd rather them pull on out and go because they will be faster than me in 1 second.