07-14-2015, 11:28 AM
Yeah, and the Highway Traffic Act does not provide any protections for crossing the street at any point that is not a "pedestrian crossover", defined as:
It also doesn't strictly outlaw 'jaywalking' either, but by the omission, the province basically says that you're on your own.
Quote:any portion of a roadway, designated by by-law of a municipality, at an intersection or elsewhere, distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by signs on the highway and lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway as prescribed by the regulations
It also doesn't strictly outlaw 'jaywalking' either, but by the omission, the province basically says that you're on your own.