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@Mr_Smyth
what i find funny about all this is the fact that previously rule 170 of the highway code meant that if as a pedestrian crossing a side road (T junction) you had priority if you had a foot on the queens highway, any motorist approaching the junction should use caution and look out for those crossing.
i believe this was a ‘should’ rather than a ‘you must’ which is the law rather than advisory.
the top of my road is terrible for this and if you took the advice of the highway code you would be in hospital within the week or at least severely bruised.
it just doesn’t enter the motorists head to give way especially if they want to get home or to a drive-thru meal deal.
if they do stop we are conditioned to give them a little wave of appreciation for not being a cnut.
I can’t see the rule changes making any difference at all.