Walking through the drive thru

wealdroam

easyhost wrote: »

learn to read the WHOLE POST



there are many legislation that is in place that their is no resources to enforce.

i have been involved for the last 3 yrs with our local police authority forum

OK, thank you for your response.

As you have been unable to tell us where this jaywalking legislation can be found, I can only assume it doesn't exist.

Thanks again.

easyhost

wealdroam wrote: »

OK, thank you for your response.

As you have been unable to tell us where this jaywalking legislation can be found, I can only assume it doesn't exist.

Thanks again.

Legal issues by jurisdiction


When used in the technical sense, jaywalking specifically refers to violation of pedestrian traffic regulations and laws and is therefore illegal.
United Kingdom

In England and Wales it is legal to cross all roads except motorways (where pedestrians and slow vehicles are not permitted). The Highway Code contains additional rules for crossing a road safely, but these are recommendations and not legally enforceable, although as with other advisory parts of the Highway Code compliance or otherwise can be used to establish liability in civil law proceedings such as insurance claims. The term "jaywalking" is little used and not very well known.
The Highway Code specifically mentions the special case of a car turning into a road which a pedestrian is already crossing; the pedestrian has priority.
In UK schools children are taught to cross roads safely through the Green Cross Code. British children are taught to "Stop, Look, Listen and Think", before crossing a road.
Jaywalking can be charged at police discretion and usually only in the case of an accident when clearly witnessed.

wealdroam

easyhost wrote: »

When used in the technical sense, jaywalking specifically refers to violation of pedestrian traffic regulations and laws and is therefore illegal.

Well here is the link to Wikipedia that you have quoted from...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking

Here is another quote from that very same Wiki page...

The United Kingdom does not formally describe priority regulations for drivers and pedestrians at road junctions or other locations, except with respect to marked Zebra, Pelican, and Puffin crossings, where motorists are required to give way to pedestrians under defined conditions. Elsewhere, the Highway Code relies on the expectation that pedestrians in the process of crossing at (unmarked) road junctions receive priority, as a matter of common law.

And here is another quote from the same page...

In many countries such regulations do not exist and jaywalking is an unknown concept.

Until I hear otherwise, I'll continue to assume the UK falls under that category.


I thought everyone knew that Wikipedia is not an authorative source.
You and I can edit it at will.

Please stop telling us about American legislation as though it applies here in the UK.
Thanks.

easyhost

wealdroam wrote: »

Well here is the link to Wikipedia that you have quoted from...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking

Here is another quote from that very same Wiki page...
And here is another quote from the same page...
Until I hear otherwise, I'll continue to assume the UK falls under that category.


I thought everyone knew that Wikipedia is not an authorative source.
You and I can edit it at will.

Please stop telling us about American legislation as though it applies here in the UK.
Thanks.

i got my information for a document i have from being a member of the local police authority forum, so i am pleased you seem to think you know more that the police.

hcb42

It was on the news here recently that a woman with a horse and trap was banned from maccas, although she had been served once!

I remember thinking it must be a slow news day, but clearly it is a bigger problem than I imagined:eek:

suicidebob

MamaMoo wrote: »

No. Read the first post. This is what happens when people are verbally and racially abused because they walked through a drive thru. If you have nothing helpful to say, may I suggest you shut up and go whinge somewhere else.

We're only hearing one side of the story, though.

I'm sure you and your husband were model citizens throughout your 'ordeal'.

adouglasmhor

easyhost wrote: »

its a DRIVE thru the clue is in the name. you walk through and then you get someone drives in and hits you whos to blame, technically to walk through you are walking on a road (jaywalking) which is an offence

jaywalking is still an offence punishable by the highway traffic act

No such act, no such offence in UK law. Even if it was a private driveway is not a highway. Stop telling lies.

MamaMoo_2

suicidebob wrote: »

We're only hearing one side of the story, though.

I'm sure you and your husband were model citizens throughout your 'ordeal'.

My husband gave the guy the finger, that was the extent of it from our side. I remained polite and calm at all times. None of their behaviour was provoked, and it was just general rudeness on their part.

adouglasmhor

easyhost wrote: »

i got my information for a document i have from being a member of the local police authority forum, so i am pleased you seem to think you know more that the police.

There is no such offence and police do not get to make law.

halibut2209

Mark Thomas did a great feature on Drive-Thru's, experimenting with what he could get away with. Well worth a look!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71-h9A2XvWo