Car Park Zebra Crossing

However it is courtesy to stop if people are crossing or waiting to cross a zebra crossing in a private car park.

Car park zebra crossing. Today for about the 90th time as i was half way over the zebra crossing in the tesco carpark with becons a car zoomed straight in front of me. Jamie calvert 36 wielded the silver handled axe after witnessing a car speeding over a zebra crossing outside. Wondered what the law is in regard to zebra crossings that are not on the public highway i e. Although zebra crossings are gradually being phased out by more sophisticated pedestrian crossings such as the puffin crossing they are still a common sight on uk roads.

Even though it is not an official on highway zebra crossing with flashing beacons it doesn t matter the driver upon seeing it should take caution as it a place where pedestrians are likely to be in the roadway but this does not give a pedestrian the right not to take their own caution before stepping out same principle as those on highway zebra crossings really. To be honest. Pedestrian safety in car parks presentation to parliamentary road safety committee 14th september 2009 ian mclauchlan peter kyrkylis damir agic. On private access roads with no belisha beacons installed either side.

A man threatened a driver with axe in an aldi car park during a zebra crossing row. This guide explains the rules and regulations. It was so close i could have just pushed my trolled with a little force and hit the drivers door. But the zebra crossing is not properly authorised and so cannot give rise to a prosecution for failing to comply with it.

After a near miss in a supermarket car park i would like to ask about the legal standing of the zebra crossings in these sites. Crossing facilities no designated pedestrian paths no pedestrian crossing facilities 670 chapel street south yarra the vouge designated pedestrian. The access to the local supermarket cuts across the footpath bordering the main road so there is a crossing painted on the road for those pedestrians wishing to go straight on. Private zebra crossings what status.

The law surrounding zebra crossings has been in place for 64 years in britain. Motorists could be fined up to 100 and issued the penalty points on a driving licence for accidentally breaking this simple rule.