Experts back judge’s call for ‘jaywalking’ to be illegal

"Pedestrians are not exempt from the rules of the road"

Road safety experts have backed a judge’s call for ‘jaywalking’ to be made illegal, to crack down on pedestrians dangerously or haphazardly crossing roads.

“It should be introduced instantly,” Malta Road Safety Council chairman Pierre Vella told the Times of Malta.

“Many people just cross the road at the most convenient spot, even when there is a zebra crossing a few metres away. But as a pedestrian you are still a road user, and you are not exempt from the rules of the road.”....

As reported on the Times of Malta, Wednesday, 7th November 2018,  by Philip Leone Ganado

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