"Richard" wrote in message ...

This presumes that a pedestrian can be at fault.

When I did my driving test, and subsequent ADT, the vehicle driver was
responsible for bringing his vehicle to a stop without causing injury
regardless of whether a pedestrian steps out, runs out or falls from a
bridge above.

(Reasonably you would expect some leeway to be applied in cases of dangerous
driving where a pedestrian deliberately runs out - but in practice far too
much is applied).

I've often wondered if the strict legal position is that *anyone* has
a right to use the Highway, being on foot or driving a vehicle making
no difference, so if I need to cross a road I should be able to walk
straight out, drivers are always required to drive at a safe speed to
avoid any collision which in towns would then be 10 to 15mph.

This may sound unreasonable but Sweden has adopted a 'Vision Zero' in
which no one is killed or seriously injured. Some towns have scrapped
all traffic lights and road markings except those that state
pedestrians have free reign, a BBC Radio reporter put it to the test
by wearing a blindfold and wandering across roads - not so much as a
toot! Average traffic speed actually increased too. Then again Sweden
is a civilised country, I'm not convinced it will work here.