10-03-2019, 09:27 PM
(10-03-2019, 03:30 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote:(10-03-2019, 01:43 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: How can they be charged for not using a crosswalk if there is no crosswalk? I thought crossing was legal anywhere that a crosswalk is not provided. At one point I recall a discussion which concluded it wasn’t entirely clear how close a crosswalk had to be in order to be “provided” and therefore that one would be obligated to use it.
Toronto Police use 30m as a rule of thumb for midblock crossings. It is absolutely unconscionable Guelph Police would charge a pedestrian for crossing at this location.
This is an example of a charge which instead of being defended, should be attacked as being frivolous. If found frivolous, as it should be in this case, the officer and their force should be penalized. Finding the person walking not guilty is not good enough.