238Pedestrians travelling along a road (except in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy)

238 Pedestrians travelling along a road (except in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy)

(1) A pedestrian must not travel along a road if there is a footpath or nature strip adjacent to the road, unless it is impracticable to travel on the footpath or nature strip.

Offence provision.

Note: Footpath and nature strip are defined in the dictionary.

(2) A pedestrian travelling along a road: (a) must keep as far to the left or right side of the road as is practicable; and (ab) must, when moving forward, face approaching traffic that is moving in the direction opposite to which the pedestrian is travelling, unless it is impracticable to do so; and (b) must not travel on the road alongside more than 1 other pedestrian or vehicle travelling on the road in the same direction as the pedestrian, unless the pedestrian is overtaking other pedestrians.

Offence provision.

(3) In this rule:

pedestrian does not include a person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy.

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

Note 1: Road‑related area is defined in rule 13, shoulder is defined in rule 12, and wheeled recreational device and wheeled toy are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2: Persons travelling on roads in or on wheeled recreational devices or wheeled toys are dealt with in rule 241.