Crosswalk Violations Carry $181 Fines For Offending Drivers

In view of the September 1 opening of town schools for the 2010-11 school year, police plan heightened enforcement of crosswalk laws, which give pedestrians the right of way to cross streets, provided that  pedestrians are standing in crosswalks.

Drivers are required to yield to pedestrians who are waiting in the entrance of a marked crosswalk.

The police department’s traffic enforcement unit will be monitoring local crosswalks for drivers’ compliance with the law.

Motorists who violate the law may be issued a $181 infraction ticket, police said.

Police said they plan to conduct successive crosswalk enforcement patrols as the school year progresses.