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I was being flippant. Yes, the whole point of it being discretionary is to allow attribution of blame to a pedestrian in the event of an "accident". It's not like if you walk out into a clear road you'll get your collar felt. Considering most people in NI live in areas with no pavement/sidewalk/footpath.
But, it's hardly one of NI's most ridiculous laws........
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Oliver Schick
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Yes, I think you (or someone else) may have mentioned that before. It's actually quite restricted to cases in which a crash has occurred and the police saw it; it is that curious kind of after-the-fact charge that is probably the start of a slippery slope towards blaming pedestrians or introducing 'jaywalking' legislation. Nonetheless, as things stand even in NI pedestrians currently have the right to cross anywhere, irrespective of how blame may be assigned afterwards.