229Pedestrians on a road with a road access sign

229 Pedestrians on a road with a road access sign

A pedestrian must not be on a length of road to which a road access sign applies if information on or with the sign indicates that pedestrians are not permitted beyond the sign.

1 Length of road and with are defined in the dictionary.

2 For the way in which a road access sign applies, see rule 97. The sign is usually used on a freeway.

Road access sign

Notes for diagram

1 There is another permitted version of the road access sign—see the diagram in Schedule 3.

2 The sign may indicate that it applies to different or additional vehicles or persons—see rule 316(4).

230 Crossing a road—general

(1) A pedestrian crossing a road—

(a) must cross by the shortest safe route; and

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

(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.

Pedestrians may cross diagonally sign