Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(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.