After criticism of police cracking down on drivers who violate the crosswalk ordinance, Ann Arbor City Council voted this week to review the local law that mandates that drivers not only stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk, but also for people waiting to use the crosswalk.
During a recent 8-day operation, Ann Arbor Police issued about 230 failure to yield citations.
The ticket carries a $140 fine.
The crosswalk crackdowns in Ann Arbor began in June. Another enforcement detail is set to begin October 30 and it will last for two weeks at 7 locations.
Click on the video to see drivers and pedestrians trying to navigate busy crosswalks in Ann Arbor.
Below is Ann Arbor's ordinance in detail from the city's website.
Pedestrians crossing streets (10:148.)
(a)
When traffic-control signals are not in place or are not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop before entering a crosswalk and yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian stopped at the curb, curb line or ramp leading to a crosswalk and to every pedestrian within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is on the half of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
(b)
A pedestrian shall not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into a path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
(c)
Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
