It's like crossing the street.
You might legally have the right of way. Pragmatically however, you need to get out of the way of the moving car.
You might legally have the right of way. Pragmatically however, you need to get out of the way of the moving car.
Legally should should walk to the crossing at the end of the block. But pragmatically you could just run across the road during a lull of traffic.
[0] I could be completely wrong, and given the international audience I am probable both right and wrong.
[1] http://peds.org/issues/respect-pedestrians/pedestrian_right_...
In Toronto you can more or less cross where you want, as long as you're not interfering with lawful traffic. If you step in front of a car moving at the speed limit and get hit, it's your fault. If you make a car slow down even a little bit to avoid hitting you, you're at fault.
If there's a big enough gap that no cars have to slow down as you cross, you're good to go!