A post on Hull Live’s Traffic and Travel Facebook page has flagged up what
many motorists and cyclists are perceiving is a growing problem. Some
people claim that the attitude of some pedestrians is putting their safety,
and that of other road users, at risk.

Richard Young raised the issue, writing: “Becoming increasingly worried
about people just walking across roads without looking at all. This is
starting to become dangerous to both drivers and cyclists and everyone.
Something needs to done about it because police just blame the drivers.”

The Highway Code tells pedestrians to find a safe place to cross and wait
for traffic to pass. But the law is now on their side when it comes to
junctions, after a change to the Highway Code introduced in 2022. The
update tells us pedestrians have priority when crossing junctions with no
light system in place. That means cars turning in or coming out of a
junction should give away to pedestrians.

This was picked up by contributor Kris Johansson who said: “It's now in the
Highway Code that car drivers must be alert and allow all pedestrians to
cross regardless of a crossing.”

<https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/row-rages-over-pedestrians-just-8795234>

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