Many people see the role of the zebra crossings sometimes used at floating bus stops being very much, well, a black and white thing. It’s a zebra crossing and so those cycling must stop to let people cross.
That’s already wrong because pedestrian priority only exists when someone steps on the crossing. While stopping for people crossing might be good behaviour and a recommendation of Rule 195 of the Highway Code that few people have read recently, it’s not a requirement.
It's more complicated than that
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Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Stopping for people who are crossing is indeed a requirement as already stated by your quote in the first part.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_crossing
In the United Kingdom, it is the law that all road users, including motorists, give way to pedestrians who have set foot on a zebra crossing. A fine of £100 and three licence penalty points is given to those failing to give way at the crossings.