Legal Question: Jaywalkers.

First let me start this by saying I hate jay walkers with a passion. When I'm a pedestrian in the city I calmly wait, on the sidewalk -- not half way in the road, for the little man to tell me to walk.

Where I work there is an intersection where nearly everyone walks early and have seen many, many close calls. I'm curious who would be at fault. This particular area has a corner that is often a blind right for motorists due to vehicles and buses parked outside this particular building. This is also an intersection where people feel entitled to walk about 10 seconds before their signal to walk comes up.

So is the motorist who's following all the rules of the road. Speed limit, blinker, etc at fault if he hits one of the jay walkers? I know if the person is on a bike and not following vehicle rules that there is little to no leniency, but I'm curious how it works with pedestrians that are jay walking.

I think if you "could of, you should of" under the law. EVEN though the Dickhead Jaywalkers need a major.....ass-whippin', you can't run their stupid asses over as much as they desperately need it!
HOWEVER, if one of the unruly, Helll Bent for Leather, Jay walkers throws his ass under the wheels of your machine......act of God???

Ask Donte Stallworth

When I have to hit the brakes for someone who just decides to cross the street randomly nowhere near a crosswalk right in front of a moving car (live a day in DC and you see it a dozen times), I ALWAYS honk the horn. Eff you. Sidewalks are for peds, roads are for cars. Obey the damn rules.

It's like my ongoing beef with all the people who wear their fancy biker spandex in Rock Creek Park and on Beach Road and ride their bikes like they own the road. Why should I yield to you and/or get out of your way when you run every freaking stop sign and disobey all the rules cars have to obey?

When I have to hit the brakes for someone who just decides to cross the street randomly nowhere near a crosswalk right in front of a moving car (live a day in DC and you see it a dozen times), I ALWAYS honk the horn. Eff you. Sidewalks are for peds, roads are for cars. Obey the damn rules.

It's like my ongoing beef with all the people who wear their fancy biker spandex in Rock Creek Park and on Beach Road and ride their bikes like they own the road. Why should I yield to you and/or get out of your way when you run every freaking stop sign and disobey all the rules cars have to obey?

Thank you! Bicyclists love the double standard of being treated like a car when it helps them, and being treated like a pedestrian if it helps them. Go buy your poor ass a car. If you're riding for fun, get the **** off the road.

I'm running for Congress on a pro hitting bicyclist and jaywalker campaign. Time for some REAL change in DC!

SS -- wasnt the guy Donte Stallworth hit a) In a crosswalk. b) Donte was drunk?

Hog1 -- These cars do everything in their power to avoid these people, and I haven't seen anyone hit... yet. Hell. People will wait, in the street, to cross where there's a blind turn.

I have lived in a number of places through my years, jaywalking is seriously a issue in DC. Jaywalking is a culture in DC, it seems everyone does it. Especially down like near Metro Station and that area, it is awful.

Jaywalking is dangerous, but when police start writing tickets I find it hilarious. Go stop a rapist, a speeder or a drug deal.

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Jaywalking is dangerous, but when police start writing tickets I find it hilarious. Go stop a rapist, a speeder or a drug deal.

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Is it just comically now? Christ!

The guy Donte hit was not in the crosswalk daseal

If they are jaywalking they are breaking the law therefore at fault but that doesn't preclude them from taking you to court with an ambulance chaser lawyer.