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At signalized intersections, crosswalks may have pedestrian signals which display symbols to mandate when pedestrians may cross the street. State road rules in the United States usually require a driver to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing a road when the pedestrian crosses at a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk. [2]
The definition of the intersection area is a square where the two streets overlap marked by the inner lines of each crosswalk. (Occupying the space inside the crosswalk lines is itself a traffic infraction, but different from gridlocking.) This gives meaning to the anti-gridlock slogan "don't block the box".
Pedestrians are allowed to cross but must do so without impeding traffic. People should find a well-lit spot and wait for a lull in traffic before attempting to cross the road without a crosswalk.
A pedestrian crossing with a Vienna Convention standard sign indicating to motorists that they must give priority to pedestrians using it. In some countries, instead of "don't walk", a depiction of a red man or hand indicating when not to cross, the drawing of the person crossing appears with an "X" drawn over it.
Do you let the pedestrian get all the way across? Is enough if they are now in the other lane of the street? Rules of the Road: How long am I supposed to wait for pedestrians to cross the street?
Sign prohibiting jaywalking in Singapore's Orchard Road. Jaywalking is the act of pedestrians walking in or crossing a roadway if that act contravenes traffic regulations. The term originated in the United States as a derivation of the phrase jay-drivers (the word jay meaning 'a greenhorn, or rube' [1]), people who drove horse-drawn carriages and automobiles on the wrong side of the road ...
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Pedestrians in the roadway should finish crossing the roadway, and anyone who wishes to cross but has not entered the roadway should reactivate the signal and wait. At this point, the vehicular signal heads change to display an alternating flashing red aspect. Vehicles must yield to any pedestrians still in the crosswalk.