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ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 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.

Penalty:     2 penalty units.

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.

Penalty:     2 penalty units.

Note

Footpath is defined in the dictionary.

    (3)     This rule does not apply to a pedestrian

        (a)     on a safety zone; or

        (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 their duties.

Note

Shared zone is defined in rule 24.

    (5)     In this rule—

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

"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.

Notes

1     Bus is defined in the Road Safety Act 1986 . Travelling along tram tracks is defined in the dictionary. Road related area is defined in rule 13 and  shoulder is defined in rule 12.

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.



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