Re: Pedestrians give way to cars

[David Bradshaw <alkdrmc@ozemail.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote:
> 
> Chris Stratton wrote:
> 
> > There is one in Tannery St Unanderra and a number in Manning St Kiama. They
> > have signs warning pedestrians to give way to cars. To complicate matters
> > there is one real pedestrian crossing between the others in Kiama.
> 
> The difference is that they are Shared Traffic Zones, not Pedestrian Crossings.

In the Shared Traffic Zone no form of transport (pedestrian, cyclist,
car, bus) has any precedence over another form of transport.

I have to say that, generally speaking, most motorists in NSW will
stop/slow down for pedestrians and a marked crossing. 

DB.