230Crossing a road—general

230 Crossing a road—general

(1) A pedestrian crossing a road: (a) must cross by the shortest safe route; and (b) must not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely.

Offence provision.

(2) However, if the pedestrian is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign, the pedestrian may cross the road diagonally at the intersection.

Note: Intersection and traffic lights are defined in the dictionary.

(3) In this rule:

road does not include a road‑related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note: Road‑related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Pedestrians may cross diagonally sign

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Note for diagram: There is another permitted version of this sign—see the diagram in Schedule 3.