236Pedestrians not to cause a traffic hazard or obstruction

#### 236 Pedestrians not to cause a traffic hazard or obstruction 236 Pedestrians not to cause a traffic hazard or obstruction > > (1) A pedestrian must not cause a traffic hazard by moving into the path of a driver. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (2) A pedestrian must not unreasonably obstruct the path of any driver or another pedestrian. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (3) For subrule (2), a pedestrian does not unreasonably obstruct the path of another pedestrian only by travelling more slowly than other pedestrians. > > > (4) A pedestrian must not stand on, or move onto, a road to— > > > > > (a) solicit contributions, employment or business from an occupant of a vehicle, or > > > > > (b) hitchhike, or > > > > > (c) display an advertisement, or > > > > > (d) sell or offer articles for sale, or > > > > > (e) wash or clean, or offer to wash or clean, the windscreen of a vehicle. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (5) A driver, or a passenger, in or on a vehicle must not buy, or offer to buy, an article or service from a person standing on a road. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (6) Subrules (4) and (5) do not apply to the carrying on of an activity permitted by another law of this jurisdiction. > > > (7) In this rule— > > > > road includes any shoulder of the road, and any median strip, painted island or traffic island, but does not include any other road related area. > > > > Note. > > > > Median strip, painted island and traffic island are defined in the Dictionary, shoulder is defined in rule 12, and road related area is defined in rule 13.