BULLSHIT
Quote from police.lk:
Question : 17.
What is the pedestrian crossing Law?
Answer:
The pedestrian should concentrate on vehicles approaching in the front
The pedestrian should cross the road from one side to the other immediately
If the pedestrian crossing is manned by a Policeman, the pedestrian should adhere to the orders of the Policeman on duty.
When the vehicular movement is controlled by signal lights pedestrian should cross the road at the pedestrian crossing
The pedestrian should cross the road at the pedestrian crossing without causing hindrance to any vehicles stopped at the crossing or causing obstructions to other users
The pedestrian should not cross the road within fifty meters on either side of the pedestrian crossing.
If traffic signal lights are operating, a pedestrian should not cross the road (when the red man is indicated ) When green man indicates the pedestrian should cross the road immediately
It is safer for the users to cross the road at the pedestrian crossing when the signal light indicates red, to stop the traffic movement.
@ripper: The cop should have booked the pedestrian not you. I think you got a case there