tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post8232394282067952434..comments2023-07-07T10:22:46.305+01:00Comments on Coventry Cyclist: City Centre Zebra CrossingsGeorge Richeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-74718926813983118322012-06-19T09:51:58.057+01:002012-06-19T09:51:58.057+01:00Highway Code rule 170 states
"watch out for p...Highway Code rule 170 states<br />"watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way"<br /><br />So motorists should give way to CROSSING pedestrians - but not to pedestrians who are APPROACHING the junction.<br /><br />Note the the word "should". The highway code uses the word "must" when there's a law. While breaking a "should" in the highway code will be bad for you in a court case, there's far more wriggle room than is the case with a "must". No doubt in the event of a crash the motorist's lawyers would say that the pedestrian should have stopped before crossing.<br /><br />With Zebra crossings there's a clear law which says motorists & cyclists MUST give way to a pedestrian on the crossing. I think case law has established that approaching motorists & cyclists shouldn't expect a pedestrian approaching the crossing to stop.<br /><br />Whether queues of motorists will build up when lectures end, will remain to be seen. It certainly used to be a problem at the Zebra crossing just west of the Ellen Terry building. Down at Warwick university it used to be a problem at the end of Library Road (since then the zebra crossing was changed to a plican to give motorists & cyclists a chance!).George Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515037929935424227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-42342819936547405712012-05-31T19:18:10.121+01:002012-05-31T19:18:10.121+01:00Pedestrians have priority when already crossing a ...Pedestrians have priority when already crossing a road into which you are turning... (Highway code rule 170). So the new one in Hales Street (viii) is kinda ironic as it will be right by the junction. The one in Gosford St. (vii) less so - it will be about half way between the junction and the ring road flyover.<br /><br />Zebra crossings make a lot better sense than pelican crossings if the traffic isn't too heavy or fast as everything keeps moving and no-one has to stop unnecessarily. Although if there is a steady stream of pedestrians it can be a problem as the road traffic never gets a chance - see the Cox St. crossing when a lot of students are crossing between lectures. Could be an issue for the proposed crossing outside the uni library at times.Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306149735893772521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376531984269924769.post-61873767060767877572012-05-01T20:32:38.730+01:002012-05-01T20:32:38.730+01:00Noticed items vii and viii of the Notice of Intent...Noticed items vii and viii of the Notice of Intent. Aren't those locations adjacent to where the new "shared usage" zones are situated where no one has priority? Ironic that the Council now feel that they need to give pedestrians priority to cross the road.....Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171032894498393022noreply@blogger.com