CT Crosswalk Law: Lawyer and Clown Edition
by Ryan McKeen
Going to court this morning a woman jumped out in front of my car as I was making a right turn.
I was at an intersection. There was a no turn on red sign. I waited for my green arrow and begun to make my turn. A woman proceeded to walk in front of me. This intersection had a walk signal. The “no walk sign” was lit. She yelled that she was in a cross walk!
Wrong.
I responded “you must be the only person who doesn’t read aconnecticutlawblog.com!”.
Later in the morning I was leaving court on Washington Street. I was using the crosswalk. I always use that crosswalk because I don’t think a lawyer that breaks the law by jaywalking on his way to court reflects well on the profession. Seriously.
So I’m in the crosswalk. A crosswalk that didn’t have a signal. A crosswalk that has a giant sign that reads “STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS IT’S THE LAW”.
I make my self known to traffic by taking a few steps into the road. A couple of clowns drive by. That’s okay, I don’t expect clowns to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk.
Then came a city of Hartford vehicle. He didn’t stop. But he did wave. Acknowledging that he knew he was doing something wrong.
Then came two lawyers who shall remain nameless. They didn’t stop.
Wrong.
If you’re going to practice law. You should at least understand the fundamentals of Connecticut Cross Walk law. Here’s a primer.
October 19th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Ah, driving/walking to/from court in Hartford. Without fail, every time I go to court in Hartford, I am either almost RUN OVER by someone while I am in the crosswalk (I share your belief that lawyers shouldn't jaywalk) … or I almost RUN SOMEONE OVER who tries to use a crosswalk AGAINST the light. Actually, most of the people I almost run over don't even bother to use crosswalks at all … they merely walk out in front of my car from some random point on the street and expect me to stop. I pray my reflexes won't ever fail me. Whew!
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