A driver must yield to pedestrians crossing the roadway within crosswalks.

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Pedestrians have the right of way when they are crossing within a crosswalk, so drivers must yield to them. This means you should slow down or stop to let a pedestrian finish crossing, even if you have a green light or think you don’t need to yield. The obligation applies to crosswalks that are marked as well as those that are unmarked at intersections, so you must be prepared to yield in both cases. The other statements misstate the rule: pedestrians don’t always wait for drivers to yield, drivers aren’t limited to marked crosswalks, and pedestrians do have a right of way in crosswalks.