"It has been dubbed Britain's 'most woke' roundabout because drivers must give priority to pedestrians, then cyclists, and then other cars and lorries before continuing on themselves. Locals have pointed out the priority for cyclists and pedestrians is unnecessary as only cars and lorries regularly use the Boundary Way route."

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Regular roundabouts don't give pedestrian or cyclist crossings priority.

* I'm talking of the UK, that's what the article is about. People seem confused.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    In Canada pedestrians always have the right of way

    Cyclists are seen as vehicles though

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Not in Fake Kingston, Ontario.

    We even have signs that say "pedestrians yield to vehicles" around town.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    As that would be a bylaw it wouldn’t matter in a criminal case, only a civil one

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I don't know what to tell you, Kingston adopted vision zero in 2019, and deaths have gone up since.

    No criminal, civil, or highway traffic act charges are ever laid against drivers. Including for a driver that plowed through a child in a school zone cross walk infront of a school.

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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    A person crossing against a signal or jaywalking still has right of way

    Trains are usually on train tracks not roads so they don’t fall under the rules of the road

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  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    And cyclists see themselves as whatever is most convenient to them

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