A pedestrian is a full participant in road traffic, possessing rights and obligations on an equal footing with drivers.
A pedestrian is a full participant in road traffic, possessing rights and obligations on an equal footing with drivers. One of their primary rights is the preferential crossing of the roadway at an unregulated pedestrian crossing, as well as at a regulated pedestrian crossing when signalled by a traffic controller or traffic light. However, it sometimes happens that drivers and pedestrians neglect their own safety. Some are unwilling to yield the right of way, while others fail to look around. The result is an accident with casualties. For instance, in Vitebsk on Korotkevich Street, a young woman was injured. During the day on July 20th, a 38-year-old woman, without ensuring her safety, stepped onto the roadway outside of a pedestrian crossing and was hit by a "MAZ" vehicle. Around 11 PM on July 25th, in Polotsk, at an unregulated pedestrian crossing on Bogdanovich Street, a 35-year-old local resident, driving a "Toyota", struck a 17-year-old young man. The driver, who was intoxicated, attempted to flee the scene. The pedestrian was taken to intensive care. Let's analyse together the nPedestrian
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A few important concepts.
1. Who is a pedestrian?
A pedestrian is a road user who walks. They are allowed to move along pedestrian paths, sidewalks, or alongThe pedestrian is on the road. Although the pedestrian is the more vulnerable road user and, in essence, has to take care of their own safety independently. But practice shows that pedestrians are very careless about their lives and health. Pedestrians expect that they are in a priority position at a pedestrian crossing and are therefore protected. But this is not the case! A pedestrian is obliged not only to observe the Traffic Regulations but also to be vigilant and cautious on the road, to sense danger, and to understand that there is no point in competing with the power of "iron machines". And this must be understood, taught to children from an early age, instilling the habit of sensing danger on the road so that it becomes the norm.
For violating traffic rules, a pedestrian is brought to administrative responsibility.
Ignorance of the law does not exempt citizens from responsibility, therefore, the absence of a personal vehicle is not an indicator that the rules of conduct on the road are not necessarily known.