What does this mean?

Asmooh

http://www.lokalepolitie.be/sites/5447/images/andere/zebrapad.jpg [pic too big, img tags removed]

I know what it means but seems nobody's else knows? Does this also mean in Ireland that people that are walking there should go first and that you are not Allowed to stop on it so people can't walk? Because for some reason everywhere I see people not stopping for it and standing still on it.



And how about this one? (Just think of it for left traffic instead)



Should people that walk on the brown part go first before the car (right) should drive or does the car go first? Because if the car should wait who does nobody seems to know?

A friend of mine almost got hit by a car because people take on their seatbelt and let the car "roll" without looking if anyone is walking there, happened 2 times to her. Is that something normal? Because I learned to take on the seatbelt and then start the car and never let the car roll without looking.

The other thing I notice is that people seem to have only eye for one side of the road. Does that mean I don't need my other eye? Because nobody uses is as far as I have noticed

Boskowski

I think Ireland is different in terms of right of way for pedestrians to the continent.

I'm not sure is it in the rules of the road or is it simply a de facto rule because drivers don't observe pedestrians. But basically on the continent pedestrians on the 'zebra stripes' as we call it are untouchable. Failure to stop a car for someone on the pedestrian crossing or someone about to step onto it is a serious traffic offences and will be punished with points and fines. As a pedestrian you wouldn't want to 'insist' on that over here, you'd be taking your life in your hands.

Also on the continent a pedestrian has right of way over a car turning a corner. Not when you cross the road in front of the car about to turn but when crossing the road the car is about to turn into. I'm really unsure about that one in Ireland. I should know cos I'm driving here after all but I don't. I think pedestrians don't have right of way in that case. The way the traffic lights work here suggests that too. On the continent pedestrians have a green light together with the road traffic and have right of way over a car turning. But it doesn't seem to work that way here. Pedestrians have their own green phase here independent from cars.

Asmooh

Boskowski wrote: »

I think Ireland is different in terms of right of way for pedestrians to the continent.

I'm not sure is it in the rules of the road or is it simply a de facto rule because drivers don't observe pedestrians. But basically on the continent pedestrians on the 'zebra stripes' as we call it are untouchable. Failure to stop a car for someone on the pedestrian crossing or someone about to step onto it is a serious traffic offences and will be punished with points and fines. As a pedestrian you wouldn't want to 'insist' on that over here, you'd be taking your life in your hands.

Also on the continent a pedestrian has right of way over a car turning a corner. Not when you cross the road in front of the car about to turn but when crossing the road the car is about to turn into. I'm really unsure about that one in Ireland. I should know cos I'm driving here after all but I don't. I think pedestrians don't have right of way in that case. The way the traffic lights work here suggests that too. On the continent pedestrians have a green light together with the road traffic and have right of way over a car turning. But it doesn't seem to work that way here. Pedestrians have their own green phase here independent from cars.

Sorry, but that road does not have a traffic light, example here:

https://www.google.nl/maps/@53.362382,-6.2505185,3a,75y,71.08h,75.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9WqOWea0pIviQbc7H-ceQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656


if you walking as pedestrian and you keep following the road, the car (blue) at the left needs to go left or right, who goes first?

Del2005

For the zebra crossing the pedestrian has right of way, but most crossings aren't zebra crossing because they don't have the flashing orange beacons.

For a junction whoever enters it first has right of way. If the pedestrian puts their foot in they have control if the vehicle gets to the line they have the junction.

But since only 2 of our road laws are actively enforced no one pays attention to the others till its too late. Fun bit is that no matter who has right of way the driver will be at fault.

Peregrinus

Del2005 wrote: »

Fun bit is that no matter who has right of way the driver will be at fault.

. . . and the pedestrian will be dead.