{"id":238096797,"date":"2012-07-18T17:59:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T17:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=238096797"},"modified":"2012-07-18T17:59:57","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T17:59:57","slug":"as-pedestrian-accidents-mount-ocean-city-looks-for-answers-whoops-i-mean-blame-the-victim-and-get-the-laws-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=238096797","title":{"rendered":"As pedestrian accidents mount, Ocean City looks for answers, whoops I mean blame the victim and get the laws wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

B’ Spokes: Years back I attended a statewide bike\/ped safety meeting and the Ocean City Police really impressed me as having a handle on all the aspects of pedestrian safety but after reading this article in the Sun https:\/\/articles.baltimoresun.com\/2012-07-08\/business\/bs-md-oc-pedestrian-safety-20120702_1_pedestrians-ocean-city-crosswalk-signs<\/a> I wounder what happened?<\/p>\n

Surprising Aspects of Maryland Pedestrian Laws<\/a><\/b> OK, actually that is about Florida pedestrian laws but as far as I can tell they are identical to Maryland (when I have the time I will repost with Maryland law citations.<\/del> See Surprising Aspects of Pedestrian Laws<\/a> for Maryland laws.) So what do we learn from this?<\/p>\n

1) There Is No \u201cJaywalking\u201d Law
\n2) Yes you can cross mid-block on Coastal Highway as it resembles the top half of this illustration
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\n3) \u00a7 21-504.(a) In general. — Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian.
\n4) There are lots of unmarked crosswalks along Coastal Highway where the driver is legally obligated to stop for pedestrians, this is NOT Jaywalking!
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