Can pedestrians ever be fined?

[Londoner2015]

Cyclists can be fined for dangerous cycling - at least in theory.

Can pedestrians ever be fined for being a danger to themselves and others?
For example, jaywalking is an offence in many countries but not in the UK (or at least not in England, not sure about Scotland etc).

However, how about:

* a pedestrian crossing when it's red for him?
* a pedestrian crossing in the middle of the road, when a traffic light or another kind of crossing is nearby?
* a pedestrian jumping in the middle of the road, on a street with no crossings, but busy with traffic?

Can the pedestrian ever be fined in these cases?
Or do pedestrians have a constitutional right to be idiots and to endanger themselves and others?

If a pedestrian decides to use my bike to kill himself and, possibly, me, would it always be my fault according to the laws of our beautiful country?

[chickenstrip]

Wasn't there a spate, a few years ago, of 'pedestrians' deliberately getting themselves run down by vehicles to claim compo? Which suggests they can be as stupid as they like, and actually benefit from it.
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[Commuter_Tim]

You can be charged with obstructing traffic (not sure on the Borg terminology)
Every so often there is some nobhead in the papers who gets arrested for sitting in the middle of a road and refusing to move etc.

In the real world however, Popo aren't resourced enough to care about such trivial matters no mo'
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[Ste]

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/part/IX/crossheading/obstruction-of-highways-and-streets

Highways Act 1980
137 Penalty for wilful obstruction.

(1)If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding [level 3 on the standard scale].

[Commuter_Tim]

[Londoner2015]

But is crossing when red, or jumping in the middle of the road because one is too lazy to walk 50 metres to the next zebra crossing, obstruction?

Of course I appreciate no police force will ever police (forgive the pun) something like this. I was more wondering about what happens in the case of a collision. Say I hit a pedestrian, or maybe hit a car in order to avoid a pedestrian, in one of the two cases I mentioned. Would it be the pedestrian's fault?

Genuine curiosity. I have not hit any suicidal pedestrian, although I do come across my fair share in my daily commute.

[Ben90]

[mattsprattuk]

Come to sydney. You'll get fined for not crossing at a pedestrian crossing...
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[lynnnsr]

I guess you could be fined for pedestrianing on a motorway.
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[bigdom86]

I wish they did but police told me not to bother pressing further in case they try to make a claim against me.

hit a pedestrian at about 30mph who just ran across the road infront of me between cars, managed to stay upright but bike covered in fancy plastics means £1k worth of damage (never bothered fixing, still cracked etc), lots of blood later and screaming from pedestrian ambulance and police arrive, witnesses all in my favour as no way I could have avoided collision (poor obs). asked police about claiming against ped, said no point as have seen many of these cases before and could actually be turned against you so didnt bother

[Rogerborg]

You can be fined for beating or shaking any carpet, rug or mat in a London thoroughfare (except door mats before the hour of eight in the morning).

However, that's about as relevant as a pedestrian's chances of being prosecuted and convicted of any self inflicted idiocy on the roads. It's so hypothetical that I find it hard to get interested.
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