> pedestrians always had right of way, and it was up to the turning car to wait for pedestrians to clear before completing the turn. Gave some 'see and avoidanc

> pedestrians always had right of way, and it was up to the turning car to wait for pedestrians to clear before completing the turn. Gave some 'see and avoidance' responsibility to the driver. While this kind of crossing doesn't seem to make sense for a small town, my own experience of crossing the road with a valid crosslight in the US shows me just how much contempt there is for pedestrians there. In a three-month visit, there was twice I was crossing the road with valid lights and had to stop walking or I'd literally walk into the side of a car cutting me off while turning. There were a fair few lesser experiences, but those two were pretty clear-cut examples of pedestrian contempt.