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In Australia zebra crossings are a type of pedestrian crossing where pedestrians always have right of way.
by adamjb 6y ago
In Australia zebra crossings are a type of pedestrian crossing where pedestrians always have right of way.
- StavrosK 6y agoIsn't that what everybody else is talking about too?
- OJFord 6y agoI don't think 'crosswalks' require road traffic give way to pedestrians? Don't they just mark where crossing the road is not 'jaywalking'?
- StavrosK 6y agoHmm, I thought they did, but now that you mention it I realize I'm not sure. In the UK they do, but "crosswalk" refers to the US one. Can any US people clarify?
- OJFord 6y agoSorry I assumed you were in the US, our (I'm also in the UK) zebra crossings do yes, but I was under the impression that they just marked any crossing (even at traffic lights) in the US. But I'm basically only familiar with them from bloody reCaptchas, so I don't know!
- pueblito 6y agoIn Colorado, pedestrians have right of way regardless of where they cross. Bikes and horses are treated as vehicles and entitled to the entire lane if they want. If the road is one lane, then uphill has right of way.
- curryst 6y agoThe presence of a crosswalk generally gives pedestrians the right of way. At traffic lights, there are normally the usual car traffic lights (red, yellow and green), and then "pedestrian traffic lights" that face the crosswalks. The pedestrian traffic lights usually light up white in the shape of a person when you have the right of way to cross the crosswalk, or they show a red hand if you do not have the right of way. For crosswalks not at an intersection (typically when there is several hundred feet of road without an intersection for crosswalks), I believe pedestrians always have the right of way. Sometimes they have a button you can push that will activate yellow lights overhead so drivers know that you're crossing (primarily useful at night). I think you have the right of way regardless, but given how little attention many people pay, I tend to treat them like I'm jaywalking anyways.
- qw 6y agoAt least in Scandinavia, all road traffic (including bicycles) must give way to pedestrians at crosswalks, unless the crossing is controlled by traffic lights
- cj 6y ago> I don't think 'crosswalks' require road traffic give way to pedestrians Traffic laws can vary by state, but in general pedestrians always have the right-of-way on a crosswalk (except when there's a traffic light). Whether or not cars will actually stop for you is a different story.
- DanBC 6y agoYes, that's true in the UK too.