Suppose there is a case where a pedestrian is hit by a red light and who should be held responsible? To answer this question, let’s first look at Article 1208 of the Civil Code: “If a motor vehicle causes damage in a traffic accident, it shall bear the liability for compensation

Suppose there is a case where a pedestrian is hit by a red light, who should be responsible?

To answer this question, let’s first look at Article 1208 of the Civil Code: “If a motor vehicle causes damage in a traffic accident, it shall bear the liability for compensation in accordance with the road traffic safety law and the relevant provisions of this Law.”

Scene 1: Pedestrians run red lights, motor vehicles collide with pedestrians during normal driving, and pedestrians are injured

According to the Road Traffic Safety Law, they may have to bear no more than 10% of the responsibility, but according to the Civil Code, motor vehicles do not operate any violations, so motor vehicles do not need to bear responsibility.

Scene 2: Pedestrians run red lights, and a motor vehicle collides with pedestrians during normal driving, resulting in pedestrian death

. Such situations are usually considered as motor vehicle drivers fail to carefully judge the road conditions, and the pedestrian death is caused by the collision accident. The motor vehicle drivers need to bear 50% of the compensation liability.

Scene 3: Pedestrians run red lights, motor vehicles collide with pedestrians in case of minor violations, pedestrians are injured

Because motor vehicles have violations such as speeding and using mobile phones during driving, this situation will be considered 3/7 responsibility, and motor vehicle drivers need to bear 30% of the compensation liability.

Scene 4: Pedestrians run red lights, deliberately hit a car and collided with a motor vehicle

The Road Traffic Safety Law clarifies this kind of situation. If an accident caused by a non-motor vehicle driver or pedestrian deliberately collided with a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle will not bear any liability for compensation.

Scene 5: Pedestrians run a red light and collided with a motor vehicle. After a motor vehicle escapes, the motor vehicle escapes at the scene. Regardless of whether the motor vehicle drives normally or violates the rules during the collision, due to evading legal prosecution after the accident, the motor vehicle driver needs to bear all responsibility for the accident and revoke the motor vehicle driver's license, and shall not be reacquisition for the rest of his life. If the circumstances are serious, criminal punishment will be borne.