Crossing the road in London - Did I have 'right of way'?

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I was crossing this road in London, going from the left pedestrian path to the island just like the person in the picture. There were 'look left' 'look right' signs written on the road. There were no pedestrian lights at this crossing so I assumed I had right of way and I crossed the road just as two cars were coming towards me. Both stopped but one honked loudly which startled me because I thought I had right of way. Was I in the wrong and in the future how should I cross this type of crossing?

Edit: the one that honked may have seen me much later than the other car because it was closer to the island

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I was crossing this road in London, going from the left pedestrian path to the island just like the person in the picture. There were 'look left' 'look right' signs written on the road. There were no pedestrian lights at this crossing so I assumed I had right of way and I crossed the road just as two cars were coming towards me. Both stopped but one honked loudly which startled me because I thought I had right of way. Was I in the wrong and in the future how should I cross this type of crossing?

Edit: the one that honked may have seen me much later than the other car because it was closer to the island

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I was crossing this road in London, going from the left pedestrian path to the island just like the person in the picture. There were 'look left' 'look right' signs written on the road. There were no pedestrian lights at this crossing so I assumed I had right of way and I crossed the road just as two cars were coming towards me. Both stopped but one honked loudly which startled me because I thought I had right of way. Was I in the wrong and in the future how should I cross this type of crossing?

Edit: the one that honked may have seen me much later than the other car because it was closer to the island

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I was crossing this road in London, going from the left pedestrian path to the island just like the person in the picture. There were 'look left' 'look right' signs written on the road. There were no pedestrian lights at this crossing so I assumed I had right of way and I crossed the road just as two cars were coming towards me. Both stopped but one honked loudly which startled me because I thought I had right of way. Was I in the wrong and in the future how should I cross this type of crossing?

Edit: the one that honked may have seen me much later than the other car because it was closer to the island

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It seems unusual to me that there are no pedestrian lights here (perhaps it's because there's so little space on between roads on the side not shown in your image). Nevertheless, this is a major road (you can see on the google maps screenshot that it's labelled as an A-road, although this classification isn't often clearly visible in real life) and you absolutely do not have right of way there as a pedestrian.

The best way to cross here would be to use the pedestrian crossing visible just past the junction, but if you insist on crossing at that location you should do so in the same way you would cross a road anywhere else that doesn't have a pedestrian crossing. Wait at the side of the road until either:

1. there is a long enough gap in traffic for you to cross safely, or


2. the traffic is stopped due to a red light.

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My understanding from the image is that you did not have right of way. In the UK pedestrians do have right of way at Zebra Crossings:

Rule 195 of the highway code includes:

you MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing

http://www.highwaycode.info/rule/195

However, you where not at a zebra crossing, these are marked by stripes on the road and the become on the pavement.

You would also have right of way at a pedestrian crossing if you had the green light, but it sounds like this wasn't the case. Also, the lights in your image don't seem to show a pedestrian button, so at no point in this intersection would pedestrians have had the right of way. The look left/right markings on the road where likely a reminder when looking for traffic and not a right of way indicator.

That said, many social norms in Britain are often far more nuanced in reality then the law often makes it seem. It's hard to explain but there are plenty more unwritten rules as well. For example, I would expect any car to wave you across even if they have the right of way if they cannot clear the junction due to traffic opposite, but to the best of my knowledge there is no hard rule.

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No.

On a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians have the right of way when the light is green or there is no light at all.

In the absence of a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians do not have the right of way.

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It seems unusual to me that there are no pedestrian lights here (perhaps it's because there's so little space on between roads on the side not shown in your image). Nevertheless, this is a major road (you can see on the google maps screenshot that it's labelled as an A-road, although this classification isn't often clearly visible in real life) and you absolutely do not have right of way there as a pedestrian.

The best way to cross here would be to use the pedestrian crossing visible just past the junction, but if you insist on crossing at that location you should do so in the same way you would cross a road anywhere else that doesn't have a pedestrian crossing. Wait at the side of the road until either:

1. there is a long enough gap in traffic for you to cross safely, or


2. the traffic is stopped due to a red light.

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answered 9 mins ago

Chris H

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It seems unusual to me that there are no pedestrian lights here (perhaps it's because there's so little space on between roads on the side not shown in your image). Nevertheless, this is a major road (you can see on the google maps screenshot that it's labelled as an A-road, although this classification isn't often clearly visible in real life) and you absolutely do not have right of way there as a pedestrian.

The best way to cross here would be to use the pedestrian crossing visible just past the junction, but if you insist on crossing at that location you should do so in the same way you would cross a road anywhere else that doesn't have a pedestrian crossing. Wait at the side of the road until either:

1. there is a long enough gap in traffic for you to cross safely, or


2. the traffic is stopped due to a red light.

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Chris H

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It seems unusual to me that there are no pedestrian lights here (perhaps it's because there's so little space on between roads on the side not shown in your image). Nevertheless, this is a major road (you can see on the google maps screenshot that it's labelled as an A-road, although this classification isn't often clearly visible in real life) and you absolutely do not have right of way there as a pedestrian.

The best way to cross here would be to use the pedestrian crossing visible just past the junction, but if you insist on crossing at that location you should do so in the same way you would cross a road anywhere else that doesn't have a pedestrian crossing. Wait at the side of the road until either:

1. there is a long enough gap in traffic for you to cross safely, or


2. the traffic is stopped due to a red light.

share

answered 9 mins ago

Chris H

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It seems unusual to me that there are no pedestrian lights here (perhaps it's because there's so little space on between roads on the side not shown in your image). Nevertheless, this is a major road (you can see on the google maps screenshot that it's labelled as an A-road, although this classification isn't often clearly visible in real life) and you absolutely do not have right of way there as a pedestrian.

The best way to cross here would be to use the pedestrian crossing visible just past the junction, but if you insist on crossing at that location you should do so in the same way you would cross a road anywhere else that doesn't have a pedestrian crossing. Wait at the side of the road until either:

1. there is a long enough gap in traffic for you to cross safely, or


2. the traffic is stopped due to a red light.

share

answered 9 mins ago

Chris H

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Chris H

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answered 9 mins ago

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answered 9 mins ago

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My understanding from the image is that you did not have right of way. In the UK pedestrians do have right of way at Zebra Crossings:

Rule 195 of the highway code includes:

you MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing

http://www.highwaycode.info/rule/195

However, you where not at a zebra crossing, these are marked by stripes on the road and the become on the pavement.

You would also have right of way at a pedestrian crossing if you had the green light, but it sounds like this wasn't the case. Also, the lights in your image don't seem to show a pedestrian button, so at no point in this intersection would pedestrians have had the right of way. The look left/right markings on the road where likely a reminder when looking for traffic and not a right of way indicator.

That said, many social norms in Britain are often far more nuanced in reality then the law often makes it seem. It's hard to explain but there are plenty more unwritten rules as well. For example, I would expect any car to wave you across even if they have the right of way if they cannot clear the junction due to traffic opposite, but to the best of my knowledge there is no hard rule.

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My understanding from the image is that you did not have right of way. In the UK pedestrians do have right of way at Zebra Crossings:

Rule 195 of the highway code includes:

you MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing

http://www.highwaycode.info/rule/195

However, you where not at a zebra crossing, these are marked by stripes on the road and the become on the pavement.

You would also have right of way at a pedestrian crossing if you had the green light, but it sounds like this wasn't the case. Also, the lights in your image don't seem to show a pedestrian button, so at no point in this intersection would pedestrians have had the right of way. The look left/right markings on the road where likely a reminder when looking for traffic and not a right of way indicator.

That said, many social norms in Britain are often far more nuanced in reality then the law often makes it seem. It's hard to explain but there are plenty more unwritten rules as well. For example, I would expect any car to wave you across even if they have the right of way if they cannot clear the junction due to traffic opposite, but to the best of my knowledge there is no hard rule.

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My understanding from the image is that you did not have right of way. In the UK pedestrians do have right of way at Zebra Crossings:

Rule 195 of the highway code includes:

you MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing

http://www.highwaycode.info/rule/195

However, you where not at a zebra crossing, these are marked by stripes on the road and the become on the pavement.

You would also have right of way at a pedestrian crossing if you had the green light, but it sounds like this wasn't the case. Also, the lights in your image don't seem to show a pedestrian button, so at no point in this intersection would pedestrians have had the right of way. The look left/right markings on the road where likely a reminder when looking for traffic and not a right of way indicator.

That said, many social norms in Britain are often far more nuanced in reality then the law often makes it seem. It's hard to explain but there are plenty more unwritten rules as well. For example, I would expect any car to wave you across even if they have the right of way if they cannot clear the junction due to traffic opposite, but to the best of my knowledge there is no hard rule.

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answered 10 mins ago

skifans

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My understanding from the image is that you did not have right of way. In the UK pedestrians do have right of way at Zebra Crossings:

Rule 195 of the highway code includes:

you MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing

http://www.highwaycode.info/rule/195

However, you where not at a zebra crossing, these are marked by stripes on the road and the become on the pavement.

You would also have right of way at a pedestrian crossing if you had the green light, but it sounds like this wasn't the case. Also, the lights in your image don't seem to show a pedestrian button, so at no point in this intersection would pedestrians have had the right of way. The look left/right markings on the road where likely a reminder when looking for traffic and not a right of way indicator.

That said, many social norms in Britain are often far more nuanced in reality then the law often makes it seem. It's hard to explain but there are plenty more unwritten rules as well. For example, I would expect any car to wave you across even if they have the right of way if they cannot clear the junction due to traffic opposite, but to the best of my knowledge there is no hard rule.

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No.

On a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians have the right of way when the light is green or there is no light at all.

In the absence of a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians do not have the right of way.

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No.

On a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians have the right of way when the light is green or there is no light at all.

In the absence of a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians do not have the right of way.

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No.

On a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians have the right of way when the light is green or there is no light at all.

In the absence of a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians do not have the right of way.

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No.

On a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians have the right of way when the light is green or there is no light at all.

In the absence of a pedestrian crossing, pedestrians do not have the right of way.

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