If they are not in a cross walk, honk the horn,sure but you have the right of way.

by the way i always stop at the cross walk by the food court doors....lets use this people!

I completely agree with this, but don't just put jaywalkers into some "unwealthy" category with the whole "they dont have the means to pay for such ticket"... I'm sure there's a bunch of arrogant people jaywalking that could easily pay for the ticket. Stereotyping will not help your cause.

PA'snexmayor, you might want to recheck the SGI handbook. Last time I read it, it said that pedestrians have the right of way, not vehicles.

i cant believe the sub station was closed.......i worked in the core downtown and there was alot of foot patrol going on........it did help.......we need ongoing supervision in this area

Pedestrians ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. I don't stop, I make no motion to indicate that I see them, (although I do) Then when they're right next to my car, I give a honk, and it scares the crap right out a them. Pedestrians have the right of way, yes, but common sense does not in this instance.
There IS a bylaw, but it's rarely enforced, usually just when there's an accident ( as with the cellphone bylaw) they need to have a blitz, and it will cut down on the jay walking, albeit temporarily.

Peg,
your telling me that when a vihicle has a GREEN light and the Pedistrian has the DON"T walk light that the pedestrian still has the right of way? Um, I don't think so. Pedestrian have the right of way in unmarked cross walks or when they have the WALK light but not while jay walking. There has to be some common sense here.
I rarely stop for jay walkers but I won't hit one either.

Yup. That's exactly what I'm saying. I thought the law was a bit stupid on that subject myself, but that's the way it runs.

Page 51 of the Driver's Handbook:

When approaching an intersection, you must yield the right of way
to any pedestrians who are crossing the street. This does not apply
to wide streets if the pedestrians are at a safe distance from your
side of the street.
You must stop your vehicle before the crosswalk, which will either
be painted on the road or be an imaginary extension of the
sidewalk.

It states "when approaching an INTERSECTION" and "you must stop your vehicle BEFORE the crosswalk", that being said, the pedestrian has the 'right of way' in marked crosswalks, and common sense says when theY have a walk light, other than this they are considered 'jay walking' which is unlawful. If, I, as a motorist stop for a pedestrian in the middle of a block or when I have the green light, I'm just looking to get into an accident caused by said jaywalking pedestrian.

There are rules that say pedestrians are to cross at intersections, too. Just because they're not following the rules doesn't mean that you don't have to follow them. As for getting hit from behind, that's not your fault. If you have to stop for a pedestrian or other obstacle, the car behind you should be leaving enough space to avoid hitting you. It becomes *his/her* fault, not yours. Don't quote me on it, but I believe that a pedestrian can be held responsible if he/she causes an accident, too. I know that was the case in Ontario, but it may not be so in Saskatchewan. I haven't read the Highway Traffic Act for Saskatchewan recently.

Pedestrians have rules, too, but just because they don't follow them doesn't mean that you don't have to. As for being the cause of an accident, I don't know about that. If you're stopped for an obstacle of any sort, then the vehicle behind you has to have left enough space between you and them. If they haven't then *they've* broken the rules of the road, not you. Don't quote me on it because I haven't read the Sask Highway Traffic Act in a while, but it seems to me that pedestrians can be charged, too, if their actions cause an accident. I know that was the case in Ontario a long time ago. I don't know about now.

Either way it's all extremely annoying! One thing that reall irritates me is when the jaywalker gives you the finger or yells profanity at you when you are trying not to kill them with your car.

I should probably get my PA horn fixed. It's come in handy in the past to remind jaywalkers that 'Go play in the traffic' is only an expression.

Enforcing such a bylaw would be like the spitting, skateboard & bike ones. It just doesn't happen unless someone gets hurt

I will not stop for jay walkers, the moment you do, you are ensuring them a safe right of way to cross, that means from both directions, so it's a 6 of one half dozen of the other, Police and bylaw have to be enforcing these laws if they want people to abide by them, you rarely see a person jay walk in Saskatoon, the fine them on the spot . maybe give our councilpersons a added job, that might show some progress with them and the jay walking situation

@CB , i agree i relocated here about a year ago and continue to be amazed. rarely do you see jaywalkers in saskatoon.....even on 20th........council should look into how saskatoon deals with this because obviously what they are doing is working!

Pretty sure the SGI drivers handbook also says something about pedestrians not staggering out into traffic where cars would be unable to stop. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Obey the lights.

Yep, this happens all the time and if I honk or have to slam on the brakes, I get sworn at or given the finger.

i dont agree with this, i think that all people have to do is learn to wait till theres no vehicles coming from both ways. would you want to be fined 100 bucks just for trying to cross a street to get to the other side and saving time by not going to the end of the street to cross at a crosswalk.

i rarely stop for jaywalkers... if i hit them its their fault for not crossing at a controled intersection or for not crossing when it is safe to do so

I think we need to have our local police force educate the public on jay walking. Or the city to promote all city by laws. No one calls in and says is ok to do this or even thinks about will I get caught doing a little crime thing. Eduacate the school students and maybe us big kids may hear from our little ones, it is the law. And in the future the little ones will have been educated and may not do this type of law breaking.
We can't compare our city to others. This city has the relaxed small town (sometimes) feeling of freedom. I geuss I am saying we are to nice to each other, it is being to polite to jay walkers. We have the small town attidude rather then the harser big city way of thinking.
Kind of hard to fix what is already broken. Have a Great day out there.