Failure to Yield After speeding, another important factor causing KSI collisions is failing to yield. Drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing with a light at a signalized intersection or within a crosswalk elsewhere. This includes unmarked crosswalks: crossing locations at intersections without markings specifically delineating a space for crossing. Drivers failing to yield to pedestrians account for 26 percent of all pedestrian KSI crashes. Intersection engineering treatments— such as leading pedestrian intervals, which give a pedestrian a“ head start” when entering the intersection— improve the yielding rate of drivers at signalized intersections.
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