233Crossing 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.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

Note Tram is defined in the dictionary.

(2)  A pedestrian crossing a road after getting off a tram –

(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

(b) must not stay on the road for longer than necessary to cross the road safely.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

Note Footpath is defined in the dictionary.

(3)  This rule does not apply to a pedestrian –

(a) on a safety zone; or

(b) crossing a road to or from a safety zone.

Note Safety zone is defined in rule 162.

(4)  Subrule (2) does not apply to –

(a) a pedestrian in a shared zone; or

(b) an employee of a public transport operator who is in uniform and engaged in carrying out his or her duties.

Note Shared zone is defined in rule 24.

(5)  In this rule –

road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road;

tram includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.

Note 1 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.

Note 2 [Rule 233 Subrule (5) amended by S.R. 2022, No. 43, Applied:13 Jul 2022] 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.