to be annoyed when people don't stop at a zebra crossing.

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Several times this week i have encountered this, usually elderly ladies or those with young children in the back of the car.
I don't understand it surely they should know better, or is it just sod you i've got a car so sod everyone else who have to walk!! I'm sure it's law that you have to stop if there is someone waiting and yes i have given hand signals to some of them, this really riles me up, i don't care what rush there in they should leave sooner and it's just so selfish. I get really annoyed with people parking on the paths too!! so i have to walk myself and pushchair and small child onto the road to get through ARRRRRHHHHHH RANT OVER!!!

I totally understand your pain. It's a pet hate of mine as well as being incredibly dangerous.

I always stop at a crossing if i'm driving, and i wouldn't dream of not stopping, i also wait until the person is well and truly on the pavement on the other side too.

Not only is it the law, i think its courtesy to stop.

Its really amazes me how some people get a driving license these days.

Very true!! I don't know how they get there license!! Most of them looking the other way and pretend they haven't seen you waiting!! I've started to say to my friends that are usually walking with me, (who also have children in pushchairs) to just keep walking and not to wait for people to stop in that sense they have no choice but to stop especially if they look like they are not going to stop!!! I know it may be dangerous and i can see myself getting into some nasty ranting and raving with some off them if they catch me on a bad day!!!

The truly amazing thing about the law that all these twats don't realise that the roads and pavements belong to pedestrians, that they always have the right to cross once they have set foot on the road and traffic must stop for them (no jaywalking laws in this country).

Yep, very annoying and dangerous when people don't bother to stop. Just as bad is when you've pressed the button at traffic lights and the light turns to amber, so rather than slowing down and preparing to stop, people speed up as you're about to step into the road.

It can be extremely scary if you can't trust that people are going to stop, especially if you have a pushchair, as that goes into the road first. When I'm driving, I always stop at zebra crossings (and lights, obviously) because I hate drivers not being courteous and legal when I'm walking.

Incidently i have also seen several cars drive through the red lights where we cross to take the children to school and they can see that there are children either side, it's good job that the children aren't allowed to cross unless we say it's safe to or there could have been an accident. Is there anything i can do about this, as i don't get chance to take reg of car going so fast and with 3 children to keep an eye on!! Do you think it mite be worth alerting local bobbies to the problem!!

i never stop for teenagers now , unless actually on it, as you dont get a thank you and they deliberately saunter.

As someone learning to drive the legal line is "if someone is within four steps of the crossing showing an intent to cross then you must stop to allow them to do so" thats from the higway code so No You are definately not being unreasonable, its damned inconsiderate and very dangerous

I once did the finger to the Station Commander at our old place after he went over the zebra crossing one time too many when i was waiting to cross. Another time I had 3 mindees with me, a 3 year old walking on reins and a tandem double buggy. I pressed the button, green man appeared and I stepped onto the crossing. This care overtook the car that had stopped at the lights and drove over, missing the buggy by inches and he pulled over a few feet away and went in the shop. me being me, followed him, got out my mobile phone and called the St Andrews police. I gave them his car reg, and told them he was in teh RAF as he was wearing a uniform. he calle dme all sorts, so I then said to the police "He is verbally abusing and threatning me and I ahve witnesses".

I hope you don't mean that hifi.

Blimey, remind me not to let my kids go anywhere near a zebra crossing when hifi is in the area then.

its not the law to stop unless they are on the crossing. although it is comon curtoesy!

''its not the law to stop unless they are on the crossing.''
That's such a crazy thing in the highway code; what does it really mean if you are the pedestrian? You have to have a foot on the crossing for the driver to stop. Therefore, you have to take your life in your hands as most of the bastards round her seem to speed up so that you don't dare step out.

The highway code actually says:

"* look out for pedestrians waiting to cross and be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross
you MUST* give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing"

So, technically you are being unreasonable.

I always used to ascertain that a car was going to stop and then lurch forward as if I was about to cross regardless. That (usually) made them stop

I agree, it should be illegal not to stop. My ds bikes to school with his mate every day, weather permitting, its about a mile or so with cycle paths all the way but they do have to cross a very busy main road. There is a pedestrian green man type crossing but I stress to him never to just assume the cars will stop as some of the selfish bastards don't (my ds is 12 btw). As was the case a couple of years ago when a 14yr old was killed there by a driver who didn't stop.
So don't fucking tell me you don't stop for teenagers, hifi, you should be ashamed of yourself.
(I so rarely get bothered enough to post something in a temper on here, but that comment was just fucking unreal!)

thank you for finding what it acctually says soupy i was being too lazy

just know that i used to think they had to stop for you waiting, only to find when studying for theory test that they didnt and was shock

although even when not on a zebra crossing if you step in the road a car has to give way, regardless.

YANBU, I flumping hate agro drivers who ignore pedestrians at crossing or people who fly through the lights as they change.

I think they should have sensors with cameras attached to catch people who go through the lights at crossings near schools. They have them at a big junction near me as there was so many accidents there.

YANBU, it really winds me up too although I should perhaps confess that DH did once not give way to some people who were not actually on the zebra crossing but were marshalling themselves and DCs ready to cross. In his defence though it was the only way to the hospital when I was in labour and I had left it a bit late. I think he would have gone through red lights as well if it meant that DD wasn't born in his car