Driving- Who's in the wrong?

Question

OK i was jogging along a narrow country road and a car came speeding around the corner then slammed his brakes on, i was running on the lefthand side of the road and he demanded that i stop and let him carry on, there was a ditch on both sides of the road and i couldn't climb into them but if he stopped i could walk around his car. I just wondered who was in the wrong and how i should of handled the situation also if anyone could send me the address of a highway code where it shows certaind situations like this i would be very grateful.

Answer 1

Pedistrians ALWAYS have the right away! He was just in a bad mood!!

Answer 2

What country?

You should be jogging in the lane where traffic is coming toward you if there is no walkway.

Pedestrians always have the right of way.

Answer 3

Pedestrians have the right of way legally, but I bet a car never went to heaven because a pedestrian ran over it.

Answer 4

As the pedestrian you should always face traffic but still at the same time pedestrians always have the right of way and the operator of any vehicle has to keep an eye on this type of situation and at the same time be in complete control of the vehicle.

Answer 5

As I have said many times on this forum... Right-of-Way IS NOT something you own.  It's something the other guy gives to you. If a pedestrian MUST walk in the roadway, then you  should always walk on the side of the roadway facing oncoming traffic, but that does not GIVE you the right of way.  

The reason for walking on the side of the road FACING traffic, is so you can see the car coming and step out of the way if necessary. Roads are constructed and maintained for the use of trucks and automobiles, not joggers. The only place a car is REQUIRED to yield to a pedestrian is when the pedestrian is in a CROSSWALK!  

The automobile is a lot bigger, and stronger, and harder, and if you don't get out of the way then you are the one that's going to be injured and lying in the ditch.

Answer 6

pedestrians  have the right away.

Answer 7

Your question put me to sleep after the first sentence, but upon waking up and reading some of the answers I find myself physically sick. There is no law on the books in any state that gives pedestrians carte blanche right of way in all situations. That is something that the Barney generation has come up with. (I'm special, you're special, everyone's special). There are places where pedestrians are strictly banned, such as on freeways, between crosswalks, in crosswalks that are clearly controlled by a signal that says walk or don't walk, etc, and walking in these areas will get you a ticket. Laws regarding pedestrians and vehicles are very clearly written, and I am sick of people walking out in front of cars because of this belligerent and dead-wrong belief that all pedestrians have the right of way all the time. The first thing you better do if you feel the urge to challenge cars that weigh 100 times what you do is make sure that if you are run over and killed, you legally had the right of way so that your family can collect.  The second thing you need to do is decide whether it is worth your life to insist on the right of way if you indeed legally have it. The third thing you need to do is to decide whether you will go through the rest of your life challenging everyone you come in contact with. Your attitude is not doing anyone any favors.

Answer 8

pedestrians have the right of way.. always run where you can see oncoming traffic

Answer 9

you should be on the side where you can see them coming. pedestrians always have the right away.

Answer 10

if you instist on the right way you could be right but you would be dead

Answer 11

Seems like there was not any room designated for pedestrians, let alone a shoulder that would allow a disabled vehicle to pull off...You were on a very dangerous piece of road that only allowed one vehicle in each direction maybe?..You may have had the right of way, but it definitely was not a safe situation, especially if a vehicle had to slow down or maneuver to keep from hitting you...You probably could have been cited for obstructing traffic.

Moral of the story - don't jog/walk in the street.