Are Minnesota drivers required to yield to pedestrians at unmarked intersections?

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Yes.

Drivers in Minnesota must yield to pedestrians at marked crosswalks and unmarked intersections where there is not a traffic light.

That’s according to state statute 169.21. However, as noted by the law as well as the City of Minneapolis webpage, pedestrians cannot move into a crosswalk if an oncoming vehicle has no time to stop.

Although this law has been on the books since at least 1937, Minnesota drivers seem to have a hard time following it. Using data collected in the summer of 2021, researchers found that drivers in the state failed to yield to pedestrians at such settings nearly 60% of the time. Their findings were published i