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Old 01-19-2013, 09:10 PM   #16
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^ generally there is a stop sign at most cross walks. So it doesn't matter if the person is on foot or on a bike, the motorists on either side of the stop sign must stop, either because of the stop sign or the requirement to yield to any traffic be it foot, bike or car. Even if the town forbids bike riding on the sidewalk the motorist must stop or yield to any opposing traffic.

In my experience, particularly in Cities like Orlando where the sidewalks and crosswalks are very wide, the overwhelming majority of drivers roll the stop completely. Actually thats being generous, they hardly slow down at all until they're about to make the turn, driving completely over the crosswalk without stopping. And i couldn't even begin to count the number of drivers who steam roll the stop while talking on the phone.
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