Sentences with phrase «jaywalking pedestrians»

Reasons for judgement were released last week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, dealing with fault for a collision involving a jaywalking pedestrian.

Not exact matches

You might have heard of the secret history of jaywalking — how car companies managed to upend the laws a century ago so that vehicles, not pedestrians, had the right of way on the roads.

Even though it's pedestrians — some of them drunk, some of them jaywalking, some of them children who aren't cautious — who're being saved, not the occupants, it will be part of the car's safety score.

It's different in America, where they just blame the pedestrian for texting and jaywalking, and worry about style.

Basically, she is saying that like jaywalking rules, created to get pedestrians out of the way of cars, texting while walking is slowing drivers down and creating a burden for them that has to be legislated out.

It is from 1993 and actually has a pretty shocking title «Pedestrian accidents on Merseyside: the case for criminalization of jaywalking»

Even in Toronto, where people still look at you funny if you jaywalk, I am surprised that 20 cyclists would stop at a red light at a T intersection in a recreational area when all the pedestrians are continuing to walk through the red light.

An illustration of this is a pedestrian who is hit by a motorist, but was jaywalking at the time.

Otherwise, the pedestrian is jaywalking.

When another car speeds through a yellow light or a pedestrian decides to jaywalk, the chances of being involved in an accident increase.

But these damages may be reduced if the pedestrian was negligent as well, like if he or she was distracted, wearing headphones, or jaywalking.

Jaywalking — When a pedestrian crosses the roadway at an angle to the street or at a point not specifically marked a crosswalk, they are considered to be «jaywalking.»

Bikers and pedestrians should also always follow all the rules of the road, including never jaywalking, crossing at designated crosswalks, traveling with or against the flow of traffic and paying attention to others around them.

However, if a pedestrian is jaywalking, doesn't give vehicles the proper amount of time needed to yield, or is otherwise negligently disobeying pedestrian traffic laws, he or she could easily be held partly liable for the accident.

Examples of Non-Moving Violations are no seat belt, improper parking, etc.; and pedestrian violations include jaywalking.