233Crossing a road to or from a tram

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.

Offence provision.

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.

Offence provision.

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 his or her 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.

Note 1: Bus and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the dictionary, road‑related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.

Note 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 164.