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230Crossing a road—general
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#### 230 Crossing a road—general
230 Crossing a road—general
> > (1) A pedestrian crossing a road—
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> > > (a) must cross by the shortest safe route, and
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> > > (b) must not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (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.
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> > Note.
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> > Intersection and traffic lights are defined in the Dictionary.
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> > (3) In this rule—
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> > road does not include a road related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.
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> > Note.
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> > Road related area is defined in rule 13, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.
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> | Pedestrians may cross diagonally sign |