Rob Morley <
[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <1i82n1x.25psg31lr0pziN%
> [email protected]>, Ekul Namsob
> [email protected] says...
> > Rob Morley <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <1i81pzj.ut9b4x1fz8j49N%
> > > [email protected]>, Ekul Namsob
> > > [email protected] says...
> > > > bugbear <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Ekul Namsob wrote:
> > > > > > My understanding is that a pedestrian already crossing has the same
> > > > > > legal right of way as a pedestrian using a zebra crossing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any references or evidence?
> > > >
> > > > Well, you might wish to start your search with the Highway Code.
> > > >
> > > So you can't support your claim? I couldn't find any 'musts' regarding
> > > pedestrians (apart from the obvious motorway and level crossing stuff).
> >
> > I haven't made a claim. Please read the above more carefully.
> >
> OK, so you can't support your belief/understanding/whatever?
No. That's why I wrote what I did. However, there are plenty of sections
of the Highway Code which suggest that more consideration should be
shown to pedestrians than some recent posters to this group have been
willing to show:
"give way to pedestrians who are already crossing the road into which
you are turning"
"older pedestrians who may need more time to cross the road. Be patient
and allow them to cross in their own time. Do not hurry them by revving
your engine or edging forward"
Clearly, the Highway Code's advice [1] cannot be taken as Gospel since
otherwise pedestrians would often find themselves stranded:
"If traffic is coming, let it pass... Do not cross until there is a safe
gap in the traffic and you are certain that there is plenty of time."
If I followed that advice, I would be unable to cross many roads in
Preston without a detour of up to a mile during peak hours.
Drivers and riders are told:
"The rules in The Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any
circumstance... Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident."
"try to anticipate what pedestrians and cyclists might do. If
pedestrians, particularly children, are looking the other way, they may
step out into the road without seeing you"
"Be considerate. Be careful of and considerate towards all types of road
users, especially those requiring extra care (see Rule 204)."
"watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning.
If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way"
In summary, although my earlier understanding does not appear to be the
case, bugbear's attack on a pedestrian certainly appears to be contrary
to several sections of the Highway Code.
Cheers,
Luke
[1] advice does not contain the word 'must'
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