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<br />3 <br /> <br />MINNESOTA STATE STATUTE <br />Minnesota State Statute Chapter 169 defines a crosswalk and pedestrians, as well as the rights of <br />pedestrians and motorists regarding when and where to yield right-of-way. The definitions and legal <br />language detailed in this section provide a foundation for how pedestrian crossings are viewed in <br />Minnesota and considered by this assessment. <br />169.011 Definitions <br />Subdivision 20. Crosswalk. <br />"Crosswalk" means (1) that portion of a roadway ordinarily included with the prolongation or <br />connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections; (2) any portion of a roadway distinctly <br />indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface. <br />Subdivision 20. Pedestrian. <br />"Pedestrian" means any person afoot or in a wheelchair. <br />169.21 Pedestrian <br />Subdivision 2. Rights in absence of signal. <br />(a) Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall stop to <br />yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an <br />intersection with no marked crosswalk. The driver must remain stopped until the pedestrian has <br />passed the lane in which the vehicle is stopped. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other <br />place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the <br />driver to yield. This provision shall not apply under the conditions as otherwise provided in this <br />subdivision. <br />(b) When any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk <br />to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the <br />rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle. <br />(c) It is unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle thro ugh a column of school children crossing <br />a street or highway or past a member of a school safety patrol or adult crossing guard, while the <br />member of the school safety patrol or adult crossing guard is directing the movement of children <br />across a street or highway and while the school safety patrol member or adult crossing guard is <br />holding an official signal in the stop position. A peace officer may arrest the driver of a motor vehicle <br />if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation <br />of this paragraph within the past four hours. <br />(d) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who violates this <br />subdivision a second or subsequent time within one year of a previous conviction under this <br />subdivision is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.