Annapolis partners with state on pedestrian, motorist safety campaign
By Chase Cook, Capital Gazette ...
Between 2013 and 2015 there were 114 crashes involving pedestrians and motorists in Annapolis. These included people on foot, bicycles and mopeds. Of the 114 accidents, 28 happened in a crosswalk and in 40 of the accidents the pedestrian was at fault.
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"Look Up, Look Out will play a vital role in helping save lives," Pantelides said Thursday at a news conference.
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The Annapolis Police Department will focus on issuing citations and warnings in pedestrian and motorist interactions. These include citations like failing to use a crosswalk for pedestrians and failing to yield for a pedestrian in a crosswalk for motorists.
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http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/ph-ac-cn-pedestrian-safety-annapolis-1027-20161027-story.html
[B'Spokes: There is a lot I want to say here. Let's say at fault information is correct, that's peds fault 20% of the time, assuming that the police got the law right. IMHO which is doubtful if police are only driving (windshield perspective). I would guess that the percentage of peds at fault would actually be lower if the following was well understood and enforced, Surprising aspects of law:
https://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20120724122923346
Which is to say most of the time there is no legal requirement to use marked crosswalks.]
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