Who has right of way?

LeeUK · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:27

Did the pavement have a dropped kerb?

Deathjester · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:29

LeeUK said:
Did the pavement have a dropped kerb?

If it didn't the drive is illegally placed

George Hincapie · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:31

Nix said:
Pedestrians and vulnerable road users > cars.

At approved crossings that might be true. You can't just cross the road wherever you like and expect a car to stop for you.

AshD93 · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:59

It should be the opposite. Essentially strongest to most vulnerable (or however you want to word it)

Put it another way. Car vs Excavator. Always let the Excavator go as he will crush you if you crash.

Same with car vs pedestrian. The only person at risk is the pedestrian.

Burnsy2023 · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:59

George Hincapie said:
At approved crossings that might be true. You can't just cross the road wherever you like and expect a car to stop for you.

If a pedestrian has started to cross a road, then they have priority - regardless of crossings. That is the highway code's position on the matter.

Haggisman · 16 Dec 2015 at 16:06

AshD93 said:
It should be the opposite. Essentially strongest to most vulnerable (or however you want to word it)

Put it another way. Car vs Excavator. Always let the Excavator go as he will crush you if you crash.

Same with car vs pedestrian. The only person at risk is the pedestrian.

That's exactly why the weakest has priority - otherwise why would anyone in a "stronger" vehicle ever give way to a "weaker" one?

George Hincapie · 16 Dec 2015 at 16:22

Burnsy2023 said:
If a pedestrian has started to cross a road, then they have priority - regardless of crossings. That is the highway code's position on the matter.

Obviously, but that isn't what I posted. They can't just step out in front of you and expect you to stop. If they have allowed sufficient distance then that's a different matter.

Zogger · 16 Dec 2015 at 16:53

Mr Jack said:
Rule 206 of the Highway Code says this:

children are more interested in ice cream than traffic

How do they know this :confused:

- this is a cruel generalisation. Think of all the lactose intolerant children :mad:

I can't believe they are forcing our children to be interested in ice cream

(p.s. I hope there is a question on the theory test about what children are interested in)

Zogger · 16 Dec 2015 at 16:56

Deathjester said:
If it didn't the drive is illegally placed

I'm not sure you can illegally place a drive... more illegally drive a car in a place it shouldn't be. I presume you can have the drive you just can't drive on to it.. so it's not really a drive..

SexyGreyFox · 16 Dec 2015 at 17:29

Mr Jack said:
•turning at road junctions; give way to pedestrians who are already crossing the road into which you are turning

What a coincidence, I was explaining this to my 25 year old about 4 hours ago when she went mad at a pedestrian crossing a road she was turning into.
I said that the white lines gave pedestrians ~~right of way~~ priority.

AshD93 · 16 Dec 2015 at 19:48

Haggisman said:
That's exactly why the weakest has priority - otherwise why would anyone in a "stronger" vehicle ever give way to a "weaker" one?

Except it gives a false sense of security. A person can walk into the middle of the road having 'priority'. That priority aint gonna make the blind bit of difference when he gets hit by a lorry.

Basher · 16 Dec 2015 at 20:01

AshD93 said:
Except it gives a false sense of security. A person can walk into the middle of the road having 'priority'. That priority aint gonna make the blind bit of difference when he gets hit by a lorry.

This is where common sense comes in ...

QlimaxUK · 16 Dec 2015 at 20:22

millsy888 said:
I would think the pedestrian has the right of way on the pavement.

Legally this but also remember that having the right of way does not make you immune to being hit by a car

Haggisman · 16 Dec 2015 at 20:31

AshD93 said:
Except it gives a false sense of security. An idiot can walk into the middle of the road having 'priority'. That priority aint gonna make the blind bit of difference when he gets hit by a lorry.

Fixed that for you

Tbh if someone is thick enough to step out in front of a bus because they're "in the right" then its probably better for everyone if they are removed from the gene pool before they reproduce

rubberduck · 16 Dec 2015 at 20:38

Well according to a google definition search 'right of way' can also be defined as follows; 'the legal right of a pedestrian, vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence over others in a particular situation or place'. I think everyone in this thread knew full well what the OP meant so nothing was accomplished by going in to pedant mode.

QlimaxUK · 16 Dec 2015 at 21:41

^^^

well yes if you see a ship coming towards you maybe its time to start running away

chaparral · 2 Jan 2016 at 13:13

Burnsy2023 said:
If a pedestrian has started to cross a road, then they have priority - regardless of crossings. That is the highway code's position on the matter.

Why I wasted all them years walking the extra distance to a pedestrian crossing to cross the road....

When I could just walk straight cross a main road anywhere and all the cars will have to stop and give way to me..

Some are pavements have like 100+ people walking down them at rush hour could you imagine all them people just crossing where ever they want..

Caged · 2 Jan 2016 at 13:19

Skeeter said:
Pedestrians don't pay Road Tax so shouldn't have any Right of Way anyway.

Don't wake him up

SexyGreyFox · 2 Jan 2016 at 13:53

Caged said:
Don't wake him up

I'm here

Caged · 2 Jan 2016 at 13:58

Bugger