236—Pedestrians not to cause a traffic hazard or obstruction
(1) A pedestrian must
not cause a traffic hazard by moving into the path of a driver.
Offence provision.
(2) A pedestrian must
not unreasonably obstruct the path of any driver or another pedestrian.
Offence provision.
(3) For subrule (2), a
pedestrian does not unreasonably obstruct the path of another pedestrian only
by travelling more slowly than other pedestrians.
(4) A pedestrian must
not stand on, or move onto, a road to—
(a)
solicit contributions, employment or business from an occupant of a vehicle;
or
(b)
hitchhike; or
(c)
display an advertisement; or
(d) sell
or offer articles for sale; or
(e) wash
or clean, or offer to wash or clean, the windscreen of a vehicle.
Offence provision.
(5) A driver, or a
passenger, in or on a vehicle must not buy, or offer to buy, an article or
service from a person standing on a road.
Offence provision.
(6) Subrules (4)
and (5) do not apply to the carrying on of an activity permitted by
another law of this jurisdiction.
(7) In this
rule—
"road" includes any shoulder of the road, and any median strip, painted island
or traffic island, but does not include any other road-related area.
Note—
"Median strip", "painted island" and "traffic island" are defined in the
dictionary, "shoulder" is defined in rule 12, and "road-related area" is
defined in rule 13.