It was already a crosswalk, just unmarked. Adding road markings cannot make it less safe.
Ugh, I misread the article and thought he marked an unmarked crosswalk because of the article image and the comment I was responding to calling it “this crosswalk”.
There’s no such thing as an “unmarked crosswalk” in Virginia. Pedestrians can legally cross at “marked crosswalks” and intersections if there are no marked crosswalks.
The difference is that drivers are legally required to stop at marked crosswalks. This is not an “unmarked crosswalk. It’s just an intersection.
I get that you are referring to legal definitions here, but that’s exactly what an unmarked crosswalk is: an intersection without crosswalk markings. Same thing, different name.
Wait, is it the empty two-line path on the south side of the intersection? If so, that needs better marking anyways.
Just give the guy a list of materials, tools, and relevant safety and installation codes, and let him cook. He’s already willing to do the job for you, help him do it right, and also save some taxpayer dollars in the process.
It was already a crosswalk, just unmarked. Adding road markings cannot make it less safe.Ugh, I misread the article and thought he marked an unmarked crosswalk because of the article image and the comment I was responding to calling it “this crosswalk”.
There’s no such thing as an “unmarked crosswalk” in Virginia. Pedestrians can legally cross at “marked crosswalks” and intersections if there are no marked crosswalks.
The difference is that drivers are legally required to stop at marked crosswalks. This is not an “unmarked crosswalk. It’s just an intersection.
I get that you are referring to legal definitions here, but that’s exactly what an unmarked crosswalk is: an intersection without crosswalk markings. Same thing, different name.
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Wait, is it the empty two-line path on the south side of the intersection? If so, that needs better marking anyways.
Just give the guy a list of materials, tools, and relevant safety and installation codes, and let him cook. He’s already willing to do the job for you, help him do it right, and also save some taxpayer dollars in the process.