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>one thing I like about UK traffic regulations is that it's not actually illegal to cross against a red light as a pedestrian if you're not obstructing anybody.
by poooogles 6y ago
>one thing I like about UK traffic regulations is that it's not actually illegal to cross against a red light as a pedestrian if you're not obstructing anybody.
Correct "jaywalking" is not a thing here and I think there'd be an uprising if it was.
>Obviously if there's an accident you're going to be liable if you crossed against a red light
Even this is not blankly the case, quite often it would return a split liability result [1], some recent examples [2] are infuriating.
1. https://www.true.co.uk/case-studies/common-scenarios-for-split-liability-contributory-negligence/ https://www.true.co.uk/case-studies/common-scenarios-for-spl...
2. https://www.penningtonslaw.com/news-publications/latest-news/2019/court-finds-both-pedestrian-and-cyclist-at-fault-for-rush-hour-collision-on-london-pedestrian-crossing https://www.penningtonslaw.com/news-publications/latest-news...