Originally Posted by
Troul
This has been a fast growing issue & needs to be addressed by the local ordinances. It's never enforced, but the wording is typically in place for it.
Doesn't matter if the ped is in the right or wrong, visibility needs to not be impeded.
Maintaining adequate sight distance at intersections is indeed important, but the provision or existence of sight distance does not affect the conditioning of drivers to
not look in specific directions at intersections, even if nothing is blocking that sightline.
Also, no static traffic control device such as signs or markings has been effective in changing this behavior. Some dynamic devices (such as the illuminated "animated eyes" proposed by Van Houten et al several years ago) have shown some effect in encouraging drivers to look for crossing pedestrians, but may not be effective for higher-speed users entering from unexpected directions.