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#DOES THE PEDESTRIAN HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY DRIVERS#
#DOES THE PEDESTRIAN HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY FULL#

Listen as well, because you can sometimes hear traffic before you see it.ĭ If traffic is coming, let it pass. If there’s no pavement, keep back from the edge of the road but make sure you can still see approaching traffic.Ĭ Look all around for traffic and listen. Rule 7: Look all around and listen for traffic before crossingī Stop just before you get to the kerb, where you can see if anything is coming.

#DOES THE PEDESTRIAN HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY DRIVERS#

Move to a space where drivers and riders can see you clearly. Try to avoid crossing between parked cars (see Rule 14), on a blind bend, or close to the brow of a hill. Otherwise choose a place where you can see clearly in all directions. It is safer to cross using a subway, a footbridge, an island, a zebra, pelican, toucan or puffin crossing, or where there is a crossing point controlled by a police officer, a school crossing patrol or a traffic warden. Where there is a crossing nearby, use it. They are responsible for deciding at what age children can use it safely by themselves.Ī First find a safe place to cross and where there is space to reach the pavement on the other side.

#DOES THE PEDESTRIAN HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY FULL#

Children learn by example, so parents and carers should always use the Code in full when out with their children. Many children cannot judge how fast vehicles are going or how far away they are. The age when they can do this is different for each child. Children should be taught the Code and should not be allowed out alone until they can understand and use it properly. The advice given below on crossing the road is for all pedestrians. Pedestrians MUST NOT be on motorways or slip roads except in an emergency (see Rules 272 and 277). People on the outside of large groups should also carry lights and wear reflective clothing. At night, the look-out in front should show a white light and the one at the back a red light. Look-outs should be positioned at the front and back of the group, and they should wear fluorescent clothes in daylight and reflective clothes in the dark. Organised walks or parades involving large groups of people walking along a road should use a pavement if available if one is not available, they should keep to the left. When pushing a young child in a buggy, do not push the buggy into the road when checking to see if it is clear to cross, particularly from between parked vehicles. Strap very young children into pushchairs or use reins. When taking children out, keep between them and the traffic and hold their hands firmly.

Young children should not be out alone on the pavement or road (see Rule 7). When it is dark, use reflective materials (eg armbands, sashes, waistcoats, jackets, footwear), which can be seen by drivers using headlights up to three times as far away as non-reflective materials. Wear or carry something light-coloured, bright or fluorescent in poor daylight conditions. It may be safer to cross the road well before a sharp right-hand bend so that oncoming traffic has a better chance of seeing you.

be prepared to walk in single file, especially on narrow roads or in poor light.

If there is no pavement, keep to the right-hand side of the road so that you can see oncoming traffic. Always show due care and consideration for others. Always remain aware of your environment and avoid unnecessary distractions. If you have to step into the road, look both ways first. Where possible, avoid being next to the kerb with your back to the traffic. Pavements and footways (including any path along the side of a road) should be used if provided.