233—Crossing a road to or from a tram
(1) A pedestrian must
not cross a road to get on a tram at a tram stop until the tram has stopped at
the tram stop.
Offence provision.
Note—
"Tram" is defined in the dictionary.
(2) A pedestrian
crossing a road after getting off a tram—
(a) must
cross to the nearest footpath by the shortest safe route or, if there is no
footpath, cross the road by the shortest safe route; and
(b) must
not stay on the road for longer than necessary to cross the road safely.
Offence provision.
Note—
"Footpath" is defined in the dictionary.
(3) This rule does not
apply to a pedestrian—
(b)
crossing a road to or from a safety zone.
Note—
"Safety zone" is defined in rule 162.
(4) Subrule (2) does
not apply to—
(a) a
pedestrian in a shared zone; or
(b) an
employee of a public transport operator who is in uniform and engaged in
carrying out the employee's duties.
Note—
"Shared zone" is defined in rule 24.
"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the
road.
"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
SA NOTE—
For South Australia, see regulation 27 of the Road Traffic (Road
Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .
Note 1—
"Bus" and "travelling along tram tracks" are defined in the dictionary,
"road-related area" is defined in rule 13 , and "shoulder" is defined in
rule 12.
Note 2—
For the duties of drivers where there are pedestrians getting on or off trams
or buses, or in safety zones, see rules 162 to 164A.