I Had the Right of Way, But I Still Got Hit.

Holly's Pedestrian Experience in Wichita.

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"I was standing at the corner of 1st and Water, waiting for the light to change. When the signal turned green and the crosswalk sign switched from “don’t walk” to “walk,” I did everything correctly. I looked both ways, checked for red-light runners, and even made sure no one was driving the wrong way down the one-way street.

Then I stepped off the curb.

Almost immediately, a black SUV turned right and drove into me. I had no time to react. One moment, I was crossing legally; the next, I was bounced off the front of a vehicle. My heart was racing. I shouted at the driver to pay better attention. They looked at me wide-eyed, waved, and then drove off, leaving me standing there, shaken and bruised.

I was lucky. It could have been so much worse.

As a pedestrian, I do everything I can to stay safe, but I rely on drivers to also look, see, and save lives. Please, slow down. Double-check before you turn. The person in the crosswalk could be your neighbor, your friend, or someone just trying to make it home safely."

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