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Wis JI-Civil 1245
Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Facing Red Signal
The Wisconsin statutes define “right of way” as the privilege of the immediate use of
the roadway1 and, further provide, that no pedestrian facing a red signal shall enter the
roadway unless the pedestrian can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular
traffic.2
If you find that (pedestrian) was facing a red signal, then it was (pedestrian)’s duty
before entering onto the highway to yield the right of way to an approaching vehicle unless
(he) (she) could enter the roadway safely and without interference with traffic on the
roadway.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1245 (2022). Release No. 53. Wisconsin Court System, 2022. 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
0521a228b899a46718b392887c39a2bbe9e3ae324913749ac6a30557fb18b82e
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