Western Australian Current Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 253

253 .         Driving on paths

        (1)         A person must not drive a vehicle on a path.

        Modified penalty: 2 PU

        (2)         Subregulation (1) does not apply to —

            (a)         a person driving on a part of a path indicated by information on or with a traffic sign as a part where vehicles may drive; or

            (b)         a physically disabled person in a wheelchair or in a motorised wheelchair; or

            (c)         a person pushing a perambulator or wheelchair; or

            (d)         a person wheeling a bicycle, electric rideable device or motorised scooter, if the person is completely dismounted; or

            (e)         a person riding a bicycle, electric rideable device or motorised scooter on a path; or

        [(f)         deleted]

            (g)         a person driving a vehicle across the path by the shortest route to enter or leave a driveway or lane; or

            (h)         a person riding a bicycle, or a motor cycle, that is a postal vehicle, if —

                  (i)         the path is not more than 100 m from the next delivery point; and

                  (ii)         the person takes adequate precautions to avoid colliding with, endangering or obstructing any person or vehicle on the path; and

                  (iii)         the person is riding the bicycle or motor cycle at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h;

                or

                  (i)         a police officer driving a special purpose vehicle; or

            (j)         a person who is 12 years of age or older riding an EPT —

                  (i)         that cannot travel at a speed exceeding 10 km/h; and

                  (ii)         in an EPT use area.

        (3)         Subregulation (2) only applies to a wheelchair if —

            (a)         the unladen mass of the wheelchair is not over 110 kg; and

            (b)         the wheelchair is not travelling over 10 km/h; and

            (c)         because of the driver’s physical condition, the driver has a reasonable need to use a wheelchair.

        (4)         The driver of a vehicle driving on a path (except the rider of a bicycle, electric rideable device or motorised scooter) must give way to all other persons, and to animals, on the path.

        Points: 3         Modified penalty: 2 PU

        (5)         This regulation does not apply to the rider of an animal riding the animal on a footpath.

        [Regulation 253 amended: Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5822; 13 Nov 2009 p. 4541; 12 Apr 2013 p. 1539; 23 Dec 2014 p. 4929; 26 Apr 2016 p. 1278; SL 2020/253 r. 28; SL 2021/200 r. 76.]