The former mayor of this town was killed while crossing the highway; he was ran over by a speeding vehicle.
Now it is no longer the former mayor who are at risk of being bumped or being run over by motor vehicles. But many others who cross at the pedestrian lane. A gentle reminder on the pedestrian lane law. Section 43C of the LTO law It came from this post.
It is my experience on a daily basis that it is dangerous to cross at pedestrian law, even if there are such toothless laws
(c) The driver of any vehicle upon a highway within a business or residential district shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing such highway within a crosswalk, except at intersections where the movement of traffic is being regulated by a peace officer or by traffic signal. Every pedestrian crossing a highway within a business or residential district, at any point other than a crosswalk shall yield the right of way to vehicles upon the highway.
Vehicles do not slow down at pedestrian lane. There are some who do but very rare.
Let us make the pedestrian lane a haven for pedestrians and not make them merely as decorations
