cd365
Guru
But someone walking near a zebra crossing is not waiting to cross, they are walking, near it, to it, whatever, but they are not waiting.
My point is that the highway code states that you should look out for pedestrians waiting to cross and slow down or stop to let them cross. In a perfect world every car driver would see someone near a zebra crossing and slow down in case they want to cross, but it does not happen, there is no legal requirement for it to happen so the majority of car drivers pay no heed to someone walking near a zebra crossing, only if they are actually waiting or crossing.
Posters on here saying how it should be does not make it happen, in all honesty I wish it did.
There are probably few people on here who haven't been nearly hit on a zebra crossing, I know I have.
My point is that the highway code states that you should look out for pedestrians waiting to cross and slow down or stop to let them cross. In a perfect world every car driver would see someone near a zebra crossing and slow down in case they want to cross, but it does not happen, there is no legal requirement for it to happen so the majority of car drivers pay no heed to someone walking near a zebra crossing, only if they are actually waiting or crossing.
Posters on here saying how it should be does not make it happen, in all honesty I wish it did.
There are probably few people on here who haven't been nearly hit on a zebra crossing, I know I have.