Cops Bust Drivers Who Don't Stop For Pedestrians

By Margaret Lyons in News on Jun 9, 2008 7:07PM

The CPD has issued 101 warnings in two hours today to drivers who failed to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. An undercover officer tried to cross at Belmont and Lawndale in a sting operation to bust folks who don't yield to those of us on foot. The law requires drivers stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, even when there's no stop sign or traffic light, but not everyone is so into following that rule.

The police are moving their sting to Milwaukee and Lawndale in the next few weeks, and soon after that will switch from issuing warnings to issuing tickets.

On average, one pedestrian dies from a traffic accident every week in Chicago, and more than 3,000 pedestrian/vehicle collisions happen every year. [Trib, S-T, photo by Olivia Leigh]