Question: is it illegal to jaywalk in the uk

Answer: No, The term ``jaywalking'' is used largely in the United States where rules applicable to pedestrians are less permissive than in countries such as the United Kingdom. Legal texts in other countries use different concepts, such as Rules applicable to pedestrians in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. One member of this convention, the United Kingdom, does not have jaywalking laws; its Highway Code relies on the pedestrian making their own judgment on whether it is safe to cross based on the Green Cross Code. Pedestrians do have priority over turning vehicles. Rule 170 of the UK's Highway Code states that a driver should ``watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way.''