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Originally Posted by Shazam
This is not actually true. Jaywalkers do not have the right of way. Also, pedestrians only have the right of way at marked crosswalks. People aren't even supposed to cross at unmarked intersections, for good reason.
If pedestrians always had the right of way, people would be flinging themselves onto the street, hoping to win the auto-lotto (okay, maybe not)  |
This has come up before. A driver never has the right to hit someone because they are crossing illegally. If someone jaywalks in front of a car, the car has to stop for them. So in that sense pedestrians always have the right of way.