sidevalve
Über Member
The pedestrian has precedence end of story. If you want to argue that you can ride behind or in front then do so but if as above one suddenly decides to run back or whatever you are the wrong doer. You are a a vehicle on the road - if you don't want to follow the [very simple] rules that do apply to cyclists then buy a bus ticket.
The divided crossing is a tricky one only because it depends on the size of the refuge. If it is a full scale stop and turn 90% refuge for the ped then you have two seperate crossings if not then really it is classed as one.
The pedestrian almost always has priority. as a driver/rider it is up to YOU to be aware of possible dangers and drive/ride accordingly. The "Oh it wasn't my fault I'm on a bicycle" attitude is one of cyclings worst problems.
In the OP the lorry driver shouldn't have assumed you were going to stop but then you shouldn't have assumed the pedestrian wasn't suddenly going to run out.
The divided crossing is a tricky one only because it depends on the size of the refuge. If it is a full scale stop and turn 90% refuge for the ped then you have two seperate crossings if not then really it is classed as one.
The pedestrian almost always has priority. as a driver/rider it is up to YOU to be aware of possible dangers and drive/ride accordingly. The "Oh it wasn't my fault I'm on a bicycle" attitude is one of cyclings worst problems.
In the OP the lorry driver shouldn't have assumed you were going to stop but then you shouldn't have assumed the pedestrian wasn't suddenly going to run out.