Traffic order and driving through intersectionsQuestion #15478
You are driving straight through a controlled junction. The traffic light shows green. Must you give way to pedestrians who did not manage to finish crossing the carriageway?
Explanation
A driver’s duty is to keep pedestrians safe. Even on a permitting signal, you must give way to pedestrians who stepped onto the carriageway on their permitting signal but did not manage to finish crossing. Safety comes before formal priority.
KET reference: KET 28: At a controlled junction or crossing, when the traffic-light or controller’s signal permits driving, the driver must give way to a pedestrian who did not manage to finish crossing the carriageway.