Peds!

Yeah you might be, because that's where I was originally coming from.

From a safety aspect hoping off the pavement on a "red man signal" isn't a brilliant idea obviously.

But strictly speaking from a legal perspective the ped can never be considered as "wrong" unless they are considered "negligent" which is very hard to prove in court.

From an emotional view, peds crossing on red man can be argued as wrong but it is an invalid argument because it's not illegal. (this is where I was wrong)

Legally it all boils down to the road user, either the motorist/cyclist is guilty or not guilty of "driving without due care". If they are found innocent it's basically like saying it wasn't your fault, it was the peds fault for jumping out but because the ped is not legally obliged to wait at the "red man signal" the ped can never be wrong.

I know its weird but that's the law.