Comment 91256

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted August 22, 2013 at 16:42:04 in reply to Comment 91248

Sorry for comment bombing, but just to be extra pedantic, the Ontario Ministry of Transport actually has a Road Safety site that quotes the relevant legislation:

Legislation

The Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126):
    Zero BAC for novice and young drivers
    7-Day Vehicle Impoundment Program (VIP)
Highway Traffic Act 
October 1, 2007 - Bill 203 - Safer Roads for a Safer Ontario Act    
September 1, 2005 - Bill 73 - An Act to Enhance the Safety of Children and Youth on Ontario's Roads

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/

presumably, these acts define the "rules of road" except, apparently when it comes to the duty of motorists to yield to pedestrians at an uncontrolled crosswalk, where it is conventional to ignore the Act.

Once again, it is important to emphasize that the problem is not that the Act is unclear about uncontrolled crosswalks. It isn't. The crosswalks and the duties of drivers to yield to crossing pedestrians couldn't be clearer. It is just that it has been ignored!

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2013-08-22 16:52:55

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