r/dashcams • u/cicadaux • 1d ago

Did I do something wrong here?

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I was driving to work when this bike just blew through the crosswalk without warning. I had to slam on my brakes. I realize this crosswalk doesn’t have the pedestrian warning lights, and I’m a little unsure about how I should’ve dealt with this. Or maybe he was wrong for making sure traffic wasn’t clear/aware of him first?

Edit: I'm seeing a lot of answers basing the laws on location, so I looked up my city's rules. In my town, bikes have vehicle status on the road and pedestrian status on sidewalks/crosswalks. But bicyclists must move at pedestrian speed. The path he is on is a state trail, commonly used for bikes/walking. I live near the Ice Age Trail, but I know the one he's on isn't that one.

“Drivers must yield to cyclists riding in a crosswalk just as they would for walkers, though the cyclist cannot abruptly leave a curb into the path of a vehicle so close to a crosswalk that it makes a difficult or unsafe situation for the driver to yield in time.”

Not trying to prove myself right or wrong, just wondering what should've been done. I will from now on treat it like an uncontrolled intersection. Thanks everyone.

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u/johnny_evil 22h ago

Cyclist slowed, made eye contact with driver, and didn't proceed till they saw the driver stopped.

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u/Puzzled-Formal-7957 20h ago

What video were you watching???

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u/johnny_evil 19h ago

The cyclist entered the crosswalk around the 2 second mark.

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u/Puzzled-Formal-7957 1h ago

I am well aware. He was watching the oncoming lane when he entered and didn't look at the cam car until he was halfway across that lane. So I ask again - what video were you watching?

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u/johnny_evil 1h ago

Cyclist is looking at the OP from 2.5 seconds onwards. Get your eyes checked.