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Cool. I travel enough that this is actually worth knowing. In most jurisdictions in North America, you are meant to yield to pedestrians at all crossings. Furt
by goodcanadian 10y ago
Cool. I travel enough that this is actually worth knowing.
In most jurisdictions in North America, you are meant to yield to pedestrians at all crossings. Further, there is an implied crossing at every intersection regardless of whether there are any signs or other markings. If you see a pedestrian standing on a corner, you are supposed to stop for them. Of course, what the law says and what people actually do are not always the same.
- Smaug123 10y agoI suspect I was unclear. A permanent flashing yellow light on top of a pole (not a traffic light) will appear next to a zebra crossing, and it indicates "this is a zebra crossing; pedestrians have priority over traffic". A flashing amber light as part of a traffic light may appear if there is a pedestrian crossing also controlled by lights, and the flashing amber light means "the pedestrians are about to be shown a red light; yield to pedestrians if they are present, but you as a driver are about to receive priority and may in any case proceed if there are no pedestrians". The traffic rules you describe sound… ridiculous. How is one supposed to design a free-flowing intersection if anyone may halt the traffic in any particular part at any time? In the UK, one can almost always find crossings shortly downstream of a roundabout, and pedestrian crossings at traffic lights are controlled by lights.
- goodcanadian 10y agoI guess I may have also been unclear. Pedestrian crossings at traffic lights are controlled by the lights. Otherwise, pedestrians officially have priority.