New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 230

230 Crossing a road--general

(1) A pedestrian crossing a road--

(a) must cross by the shortest safe route, and

(b) must not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) However, if the pedestrian is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign, the pedestrian may cross the road diagonally at the intersection.

Note :
"Intersection" and
"traffic lights" are defined in the Dictionary.

(3) In this rule--

"road" does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note :
"Road related area" is defined in rule 13, and
"shoulder" is defined in rule 12.

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