Originally Posted by
Daniel4
But it's strange to me that this will become a new law because when I was attending driving school in Vancouver, BC back in the 1970s, we were all taught that pedestrians did have the right of way, even if they did something dangerous or unexpected. I remember the film clip with a little kid chasing after his ball that rolled into the street.
No, pedestrians have no right to run into the street without taking care (even in Canada).
This is an example of the "don't run into things/people" (implied) rule. Not a "right of way" issue.
Avoiding collisions
overrides "right of way".