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    Who gives way? pedestrians vs dual cab ute


    So, Nissan Nivara is red and pedestrian family is blue. I have been blue before and red too and always assumed red vehicles gives way to blue pedestrians but many drivers have different points of view and will push on regardless.

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    1. coolstory on

      Yes road rules are that red must give way, but in reality every sane pedestrian will give way because most drivers don’t realise this, nor are even looking for pedestrians crossing.

    2. laurencemclean92 on

      Blue pedestrians have right of way, the rule is pretty clear, so yes red car has to give way

    3. Striking-Net-8646 on

      If it’s a ford ranger, the family gives way.

      The law states that pedestrians always have right of way though

    4. Suitable_Coyote8772 on

      In Queensland, drivers must give way to pedestrians at all intersections, slip lanes, and when entering or leaving driveways. Drivers must slow down or stop if there is any danger of colliding with a pedestrian. Pedestrians have right of way at marked crossings, shared zones, and at intersections when vehicles are turning.

    5. VermicelliStrange800 on

      Red has right of way because there isn’t a zebra crossing across the street. Obviously if the pedestrians were already crossing first, you give way.
      That being said it might be common courtesy to give way to the pedestrians in certain contexts.

    8. ShutterBug1988 on

      Legally the ute, but given the number of near misses I’ve had as a pedestrian I tend to just wait if I see a car coming because I just don’t know what they’ll do.

    13. Solitaire-06 on

      God, I remembered tackling this when I was doing my drivers’ hours… can’t tell you how paranoid I was about turning into these types of intersections because of it.

    14. FirstDayPlaying on

      In QLD pedestrians can legally cross the road *anywhere* as long as there is no actually crossing within 50m, of course “big car, soft squishy human” applies so eye contact and cautious intent plays a big part because you are the one to come off worse in any situation; so be vigilant when a vehicle is going to cross your path

    15. Lopsided_Attitude743 on

      Red gives way to blue. But no point blue exerting their right of way and being right, but dead.

    18. CartographerSea7443 on

      The rule is pedestrians have right of way but really look at how everything in the road design is shit and suggests cars turning in have priority, why are there massive radii to turn left in and out of the road, it takes a long time to walk across and there is an innate ambiguity in Qld laws as to who goes first when a car also comes from the street at the left.

    20. ComprehensiveOne6963 on

      I’m a relatively recent transplant from Victoria and both drive and walk around Brisbane and am very confident in saying most Brisbane drivers don’t look, don’t know or don’t care when they have to give way. When walking I like to push my right of way sometimes but have had a few close calls and some abuse. Often it is just safer to let traffic go ahead but this does reinforce the behaviour.

    21. nkear5 on

      My understanding is that the right of way of the pedestrian starts only once they enter the road. If they are waiting there on the footpath, you wouldn’t necessarily have to sit there and wait for them. They may be waiting for you. But the instant they enter the road, you would have to give way, which is why you should turn with caution always.

    22. distinctgore on

      Ute gives way. Generally pedestrians will yield because they don’t want to end up dead, but at the end of the day they have right of way.

    23. Asleep-Card3861 on

      You mention Ute; I wouldn’t push it. unfortunately there are enough tradies out there fangin’ their Ute’s around that I consider them a hoon vehicle and not to be trusted.

      NOTE: Not saying all tradies or all utes, but they are a distinct enough vehicle to note when they rush past you, cut your nose off or disregard any number of road rules to be memorable.

    24. Inori54 on

      Im not Australian and live in south of Brisbane. I never stopped but for a crosswalk.
      Reading the comment it seems I’m wrong and in my opinion it seems to be a really stupid rule

    25. Emergency-Fox-5982 on

      Seems in poor taste using the very recent (a few hours ago?) death of a 3 year old to make a glib point about road rules, or lack of driving ability. Gross.

    26. tjlusco on

      Argh! I was in red car today metaphorically speaking.

      We have normalised this shit house behaviour to the point where pedestrians are paralysed with fear to cross, they just wait for you now.

      Which is really god damn annoying when you try to give way to them. They are completely oblivious because they have headphones in, eye contact with the phone, and evidently don’t know what a courtesy wave is either must making me look like a creep waving at someone I’ve just waited 30 seconds for.

      It’s the same with pedestrian crossings, 50/50 change you will be run over if you use a crossing as intended. It’s so bad on the GC walking with your family to the beach.