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Wis JI-Civil 1225
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Crossing at Controlled Intersection or Crosswalk
The Wisconsin statutes define “right of way” as the privilege of the immediate use of
the roadway1 and further provide that at an intersection or crosswalk where traffic is
controlled by traffic control signals or by a traffic officer, the operator of a vehicle shall
yield the right of way to a pedestrian who has started to cross the highway on a green or
“Walk” signal and in all other cases pedestrians shall yield the right of way to vehicles
lawfully proceeding directly ahead on a green signal.2
If you find that at (intersection), where traffic was controlled by (traffic control signals)
(a traffic officer), (pedestrian) was in the act of crossing the highway on the (green) (Walk)
signal, then (pedestrian) was entitled to the right of way over an approaching vehicle.
However, if you find that (pedestrian) was not crossing or had not started to cross the
highway on a (green) (Walk) signal, then it became (pedestrian)’s duty to yield the right of
way to an approaching vehicle on the highway proceeding directly ahead on the (green)
signal.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1225 (7/2023). Release No. 55. Wisconsin Court System, 7/2023. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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