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#### 81 Giving way at a pedestrian crossing
81 Giving way at a pedestrian crossing
> > (1) A driver approaching a pedestrian crossing must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before the crossing.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note.
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> > Pedestrian crossing is defined in subrule (3).
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> > (2) A driver must give way to any pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note 1.
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> > For this rule, give way means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > This subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 81 of the Australian Road Rules. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
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> > (3) A pedestrian crossing is an area of a road—
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> > > (a) at a place with white stripes on the road surface that—
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> > > > (i) run lengthwise along the road, and
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> > > > (ii) are of approximately the same length, and
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> > > > (iii) are approximately parallel to each other, and
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> > > > (iv) are in a row that extends completely, or partly, across the road, and
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> > > (b) with or without either or both of the following—
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> > > > (i) a *pedestrian crossing sign*,
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> > > > (ii) alternating flashing twin yellow lights.
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> > Note 1.
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> > Twin yellow lights is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Rule 322(3) and (4) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign at a place.
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> | Pedestrian crossing sign |
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> Examples.
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> | Example 1Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing | Example 2Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing at a slip lane |
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> In each of these examples, the driver must give way to the pedestrian on the crossing.
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> **rule 81:** Am 2020 (476), Sch 1\[12\] \[13\].