Originally Posted by
cbrstar
The idea of bike lanes/paths is to prevent impedance of traffic and reduce accidents. So if a pedestrians are impeding bicycle traffic and potentially causing accidents then why shouldn't they be fined?
Where did you get the idea that i thought they shouldn't? i would think the phrase "anything goes" and the mention of maiming and beheading would make it clear that fines and tickets would also be fine ... though of course I cannot write a ticket.
In fact, if you had read the thread, you might have noticed that my first post said ........
Originally Posted by
Maelochs
A pedestrian can be ticketed for jaywalking, etc, for walking in an unsafe manner.
A driver/rider is supposed to yield in that it is Not permissible to ram a pedestrians. The pedestrian does not have a Legal 'right of way" as other safety laws apply---pedestrians cannot walk wherever they want and say "Car's have to stop of go around." Legally a driver cannot hit a pedestrian, Even if the pedestrian is breaking the law.
I am sure you could get pedestrians ticketed Eventually, after hours of footage of bad behavior ... but I am not sure most police forces would want to issue a ticket in most cases ---but as with cars and walkers, the fact that you cannot ram them does not equate to them having a Right to be there.