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Crosswalk violations will get 'zero tolerance' from police Washington Police Chief Mike Davis says that there is a zero tolerance approach to motorists approaching pedestrians in Washington crosswalks. "The Washington Police Department is committed to this issue to lessen the chance of avoidable accidents. All violators will be cited, and no warning citations will be issued. We're taking this zero-tolerance approach in the interest of safety for all," the chief said. The Georgia law states that "any and all drivers will stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian or groups of pedestrians to cross a roadway within a crosswalk when a pedestrian is upon half of the roadagainst way upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching and is within one lane …" If a car is stopped for someone in the crosswalk, other drivers should not pass them, the law says, and pedestrians should not suddenly leave the curb and into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
The law applies to all crosswalks in the city, the Chief said, including those downtown on Robert Toombs Avenue. Washington City Councilman Nathaniel Cullars had requested help from Chief Davis to show students coming home from school how to cross Whitehall Street at the crosswalks safely.
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