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Originally Posted by barthez
Scenario:
Driver stopped at traffic lights driving a small car (ie suzuki swift) with blocked vision to the right by a landcruiser...The light turns green and the swift takes off from the lights in a safe manner.....A pedestrian runs out from the right hand side illegally and is hit by the swift...
Who is at fault??
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I assume it was a legal marked crossing ?
the pedestrian is breaking the law crossing against the lights and so should be fined for j-walking , the driver might be chastised but should not suffer any legal ramifications and may claim for a new screen. The law states to my understanding a pedestrian must yield and wait until traffic stops before preceding on a controlled xing