McDonald v. Wickstrand

A pedestrian crossing the highway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection where the movement of traffic is not being regulated by traffic officers or control signals, has the right of way. Sec. 85.44, Stats., requires the driver of an automobile to yield the right of way to a pedestrian under those circumstances.

The difficulties arising from administering a rule which sought to give the automobile and a pedestrian equal rights at crossings resulted in disadvantages and some misfortune to pedestrians. The rapid movement and the bulk of the automobile, the thoughtlessness of…