Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716:clause:4_234
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00716
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 234
Character Range: 308925–310523

234  Crossing a road on or near a crossing for pedestrians
 (1) A pedestrian must not cross a road, or part of a road, within 20 metres of a crossing on the road, except at the crossing or another crossing, unless the pedestrian is:
 (a) crossing, or helping another pedestrian to cross, an area of the road between tram tracks and the far left side of the road to get on, or after getting off, a tram or public bus; or
 (b) crossing to or from a safety zone; or
 (c) crossing at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign; or
 (d) crossing in a shared zone; or
 (e) crossing a road, or a part of a road, from which vehicles are excluded, either permanently or temporarily.
Offence provision.
Note: Intersection, public bus, traffic lights, tram and tram tracks are defined in the dictionary, safety zone is defined in rule 162, and shared zone is defined in rule 24.
 (2) A pedestrian must not stay on a crossing on a road for longer than necessary to cross the road safely.
Offence provision.
 (3) Subrule (2) does not apply to a person who is helping pedestrians cross a road at a crossing if the person is permitted to do so under another law of this jurisdiction.
 (4) In this rule:
crossing means a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Note: Children's crossing is defined in rule 80, marked foot crossing is defined in the dictionary, and pedestrian crossing is defined in rule 81.
      Pedestrians may cross diagonally sign

Note for diagram: There is another permitted version of this sign—see the diagram in Schedule 3.