237Getting on or into a moving vehicle

237 Getting on or into a moving vehicle

(1) A person must not get on, or into, a moving vehicle unless—

(a) the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and is required to get in or out of the vehicle, or on or off the vehicle, at frequent intervals; and

(b) the vehicle is not travelling at a speed over 5 kilometres per hour.

Rule 237(2) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 65(1).

(2) This rule does not apply to a person who is getting on or off a bicycle, an electric scooter or animal.

Note 1 to rule 237(2) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 65(2).

2 Rule 269(1) prohibits a person getting off, or out of, a moving vehicle.

238 Pedestrians travelling along a road (except while travelling on an electric personal transporter or in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy)

(1) A pedestrian must not travel along a road if there is a footpath or nature strip adjacent to the road, unless it is impracticable to travel on the footpath or nature strip.

Footpath and nature strip are defined in the dictionary.

(2) A pedestrian travelling along a road—

(a) must keep as far to the left or right side of the road as is practicable; and

(ab) must, when moving forward, face approaching traffic that is moving in the direction opposite to which the pedestrian is travelling, unless it is impracticable to do so; and

(b) must not travel on the road alongside more than one other pedestrian or vehicle travelling on the road in the same direction as the pedestrian, unless the pedestrian is overtaking other pedestrians.

(2A) This rule does not apply to a pedestrian in a shared zone.

Shared zone is defined in the dictionary.

pedestrian does not include a person travelling on an electric personal transporter or in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy;

1 Road related area is defined in rule 13 and shoulder is defined in rule 12. Electric personal transporter, wheeled recreational device and wheeled toy are defined in the dictionary.

2 Persons travelling on roads in or on wheeled recreational devices or wheeled toys are dealt
with in rule 241.

3 Persons travelling on roads on an electric personal transporter are dealt with in rule 244H.