Well, it sort of depends. If you are in a residential neighborhood, and a child runs out in front of your car, you may be at fault if you could have seen the child before he/she reached the street. With an adult the rules are a bit more in your favor, because adults can be held responsible for their own actions. Along a public road (not in a residential neighborhood), it would seem to depend on whether or not you could see the pedestrian and could reasonably determine if he/she was going to enter the roadway. If a person is standing there, and then as you get to the spot, the pedestrian suddenly darts out, then you probably would not be at fault. What makes is confusing is that you need a license to drive, which means that you are obligated to obey the rules of the road. A pedestrian does not need a license to walk. The only law I can think that would apply would be the one that prevents someone from "interfering with traffic."
Answered on Oct 16th, 2012 at 4:16 PM