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To assume a driver needs to stop if there is pedestrian already crossing the road?

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Shoestalk · 02/09/2026 19:01

Was crossing a road with two teens, nearly halfway across when a car turns left into the road and instead of braking as we are in the road, continues accelerating so we have to step back. I put my hands up in frustration and driver puts window down, and says there's a yellow box on the main road do you want me to get a ticket? I was shocked and replied you would rather run me over than get a ticket? Also saying its my right of way as a pedestrian once im on the road. She ended up driving off saying I should look where I was going. Aibu to assume this driver should have stopped as we were nearly halfway across the road before she turned in therefore not checking properly that her entry was clear and being more concerned about avoiding the yellow box at the expense of knocking over a pedestrian!

OP posts:
Doris86 · 05/09/2026 10:18

akkakk · 05/09/2026 10:03

Rule 174
Box junctions. These have criss-cross yellow lines painted on the road (see ‘Road markings’). You MUST NOT enter the box until your exit road or lane is clear. However, you may enter the box and wait when you want to turn right, and are only stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic, or by other vehicles waiting to turn right. At signalled roundabouts you MUST NOT enter the box unless you can cross over it completely without stopping.

nothing in there allowing you to wait for a pedestrian - only for oncoming traffic or queued traffic - very clear that you can only enter a yellow box when the exit is clear - a pedestrian crossing the exit is not a clear exit.

You are quoting the Highway Code. The Highway Code is not the law. The TSRGD 2016 is the law and details the actual offence you can be prosecuted under. As I stated earlier you cannot be prosecuted stopping
to allow a pedestrian to cross.

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