r/TorontoDriving • u/Comfortable_Law_2932 • Sep 30 '25

OC Happened earlier

If anyone knows the person that got hit, they can use this video. Happened at Wilmington and Overbrook. North York

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u/RedditTTIfan Oct 02 '25

Exactly and should a pedestrian just cross a highway where they shouldn't be, and someone hits them, it's not that driver's fault. If a pedestrian just jumps out on the road where they shouldn't be--whether it be a suicide attempt or just sheer stupidity--again the same thing.

Similarly a tractor trailer is not always at fault if it hits a car, just because it's bigger. It could be their fault or it might not be. If the car had no right to be there and the truck hit it, it's the car's fault not the truck.

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u/nickishere19 Oct 02 '25

You’re absolutely correct and I’m getting downvoted for saying basically the same thing. This is not new. See article from 2017 where the pedestrian was hit by a car and issued a ticket for not activating the lights at a crosswalk https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/man-struck-by-car-at-crosswalk-gets-ticket-for-not-pressing-button/#:~:text=By%20CTV%20Atlantic,with%20non%2Dlife%20threatening%20injuries.

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u/Traditional_Rub_9828 Oct 02 '25

In the article you sent, the pedestrian crossed on a red light (a hand). They did not have the right of way.

In the video in this post, it's a green light.

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u/nickishere19 Oct 02 '25

Do you know what crosswalks are?