Whether it's a marked crosswalk or at an intersection without a marked crosswalk, vehicles are to yield to pedestrians. Pedestrians shouldn't "suddenly leave a curb" and walk or run into the street too close to a vehicle, making it "impossible for the driver to yield."
TOP METRO-AREA STRETCHES FOR PEDESTRIAN-VEHICLE COLLISIONS (2007-11)
1. Lake Street in Minneapolis (Hennepin County Road 3): 137 crashes
2. Washington Avenue in Minneapolis (Hennepin County Road 152): 102 crashes
3. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis (Hennepin County Road 5): 81 crashes
4. University Avenue in St. Paul (Ramsey County Road 34): 67 crashes
5. Highway 5 in St. Paul: 66 crashes
TOP STRETCHES FOR DEADLY OR SERIOUS- INJURY, PEDESTRIAN-VEHICLE COLLISIONS (2007-11)
1. Hwy. 65 in Minneapolis and Columbia Heights: 13 fatal and serious-injury crashes
2. Washington Avenue in Minneapolis (Hennepin County Road 152): 13 fatal and serious-injury crashes
3. Hwy. 5 in St. Paul: 12 fatal and serious injury crashes
4. Lake Street in Minneapolis (Hennepin County Road 3): 12 fatal and serious-injury crashes
5. U.S. Hwy. 61 through St. Paul (Arcade St.): 10 fatal and serious-injury crashes
Source: MnDOT2002
2012
50
52
37
44
38
33
25
41
36
40
23*
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN MN
* so far Minnesota Department of Public Safety