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#### 233 Crossing 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.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note.
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> > Tram is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > (2) A pedestrian crossing a road after getting off a tram—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) must not stay on the road for longer than necessary to cross the road safely.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note.
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> > Footpath is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > (3) This rule does not apply to a pedestrian—
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> > > (a) on a safety zone, or
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> > > (b) crossing a road to or from a safety zone.
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> > Note.
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> > Safety zone is defined in rule 162.
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> > (4) Subrule (2) does not apply to—
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> > > (a) a pedestrian in a shared zone, or
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> > > (b) an employee of a public transport operator who is in uniform and engaged in carrying out his or her duties.
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> > Note.
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> > Shared zone is defined in rule 24.
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> > (5) 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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> > tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.
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> > Note 1.
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> > 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.
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> Note 2.
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> For the duties of drivers where there are pedestrians getting on or off trams or buses, or in safety zones, see rules 162 to 164A.