speed limit signs) but he did not believe conditions warranted them. Williams also admitted he knew pedestrians would be using the crosswalk in the dark, and that lighting would have enhanced their visibility to passing motorists, but does not recall suggesting this option to the Riverwood representative. In Williams's opinion, lighting was not necessary; there was no policy or mandate in the MUTCD for lighting a crosswalk, and he had never lighted one in the past.
Donavan had been working at Riverwood for two days before the accident occurred. He testified he did not know the crosswalk existed, but conceded that because of the location of his motel, he must have driven over the crosswalk on his way to and from Riverwood. On Donavan's third day, he arrived forconvenient to walk straight across the highway from their cars to the plant entrance.
Donavan testified that he cleared the first two lanes of southbound traffic and stopped in the center turning lane because he saw the headlights of one northbound car approaching in the far lane. According to Potts and Wheeler, it was very difficult to cross all five lanes at once; those using that parking lot typically crossed two lanes and used the center turning lane as an area of refuge to await northbound traffic. Donavan testified he took only a few steps into the inside northbound lane, angling slowly toward Jones's vehicle so he could walk behind it as it passed. He glanced down for a moment and when he looked up the car struck him.
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