Crosswalk Enforcement Trap

Drivers Beware- In efforts to reduce the amount of pedestrian fatalities (especially in recent months) the police are now setting up pedestrian/crosswalk enforcement traps all around Oahu.

In my case, they had a very unnaturally behaving pedestrian standing at a marked crosswalk that had no traffic light. The pedestrian had one foot off the curb and one foot on the sidewalk, but was simply standing there. She made NO FORWARD MOVEMENT as if she was intending to cross the street anytime soon. She looked as if she was simply standing there waiting for an opportune moment to cross.

As a pedestrian, I have stood on the curb before waiting for the cars to clear allowing me a safe time to cross the street. I don’t expect cars to come to a screeching halt just because I am simply standing there! If I’m already in the cross walk or I am entering the crosswalk (indicates movement), then of course they should stop. In this case, the pedestrian made no movement and she was just standing there.

I was given a ticket because she had one foot off the curb!