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Victoria By-law 09-079, s. 21(4) — Streets and Traffic Bylaw

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When a red light alone is exhibited at an intersection by a traffic control signal,

  • (a) a pedestrian facing the red light must not enter the roadway unless instructed that he or she may do so by a pedestrian traffic control signal;
  • (b) except when a left turn permitted by this paragraph is prohibited by a sign at the intersection, the driver of a vehicle facing the red light at the intersection of not more than 2 highways, and in obedience to it is stopped as closely as practicable to a marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, as closely as practicable to the intersection, may cause the vehicle to make a left turn into a highway on which traffic is restricted to the direction in which he or she causes the vehicle to turn, but the driver must yield the right of way to all pedestrians and vehicles lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection; and
  • (c) a pedestrian proceeding across the roadway and facing the red light exhibited after he or she entered the roadway
  • (i) must proceed to the sidewalk as quickly as possible, and
  • (ii) has the right of way for that purpose over all vehicles.

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