To think this driver should have waited for me to cross first?

[Lauren1983]

I don't drive so not sure who has right of way in this circumstance. I was waiting to cross a road with DD in her pushchair. This is a fairly long road so normally easy to see traffic coming however a van had parked on the side of the road I was crossing on obscuring my view (I had to stand back from the kerb to see approaching traffic).

I waited a minute or two until I thought it was safe to cross and then started crossing when a car reversed out of a driveway on the opposite side of the road coming directly at me. I managed to move out of the way but was annoyed the driver didn't wait. Maybe I should have noticed him getting into his car but I was more concerned on looking at traffic coming from both my right and left to notice. He must have seen me in his rear view mirror waiting.

Should he have waited until I had crossed? or was it a no-one has right of way situation?

I'm inclined to think that the driver probably didn't see the OP and was busy looking in both directions at the traffic. In this case I would say that the blame should be 50/50 - the driver for not paying more attention and the pedestrian for crossing somewhere with reduced visibility.

50/50 bunbaker

Driving without due care and attention is a criminal offence.

I know it is, but I can still see it from the driver's point of view. I think some modern cars have rubbish rear visibility.

I was walking across the entrance of the carpark of our local sports centre from one path to another. I had just reached halfway with ds (5) when a mother who was late for her child's swimming class turned into the carpark right in front of us - I had to stop dead. I went up to her car and told her she was a bloody idiot.

I agree that it's likely the driver was looking at the road not pavement for things likely to get in his way and if you were between parked vans and had been stationary for a few minutes maybe weren't as obvious as you thought. You both set off at the same time so neither had right of way. He could have stopped but few pedestrians would keep going hoping the car stops esp with a pushchair

punkrocker maybe op stepped back and saw the road was clear at that moment, but vehicles in the road wouldn't see her!!!!! Jeez, and not only that, a 'clear' road could have a vehicle turn into it in a split second, and how would op avoid it as she moves out from behind a parked van?

The driver should have given way to you because they are in a big metal box and you are a vulnerable road user. So many drivers are oblivious to pedestrians. Especially when reversing.

Surely you would have walked further away from the parked van to ensure both you could see the road clearly & any drivers could see you?!

I am n ot sure what the relevance of the parked van was? Did it mean that reversing driver couldn't see you?

I think you should have found a safer place to cross; coming out from behind a parked van with a buggy is not a safe way of dealing with busy traffic; drivers can't see you properly. No good being in the right if your buggy is crushed.