250Riding on a footpath or shared path

250 Riding on a footpath or shared path

(1) The rider of a bicycle who is 12 years old or older must not ride on a footpath if another law of this jurisdiction prohibits the rider from riding on the footpath.

Offence provision.

Note: Example of another law of this jurisdiction

Note: Another law of this jurisdiction may provide that a commercial courier must not ride a bicycle on any footpath or any footpath in a particular area, or that an adult must not ride a bicycle on a footpath unless the adult is accompanying a child under 12 years who is also riding on the footpath.

Note: Footpath is defined in the dictionary.

(2) The rider of a bicycle riding on a footpath or shared path must: (a) keep to the left of the footpath or shared path unless it is impracticable to do so; and (b) give way to any pedestrian on the footpath or shared path.

Offence provision.

Note 1: Pedestrian is defined in rule 18, and shared path is defined in rule 242.

Note 2: For subrule (2), give way means the rider must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

(3) In this rule:

footpath does not include a separated footpath.

Note: Separated footpath is defined in rule 239.