81Giving 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.

Pedestrian crossing is defined in subrule (3).

Rule 81(2) amended by S.R. No. 96/2019 rule 5.

(2) A driver must give way to any pedestrian on or entering a pedestrian crossing.

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.

(3) A pedestrian crossing is an area of a road—

(a) at a place with white stripes on the road surface that—

(i) run lengthwise along the road; and

(ii) are of approximately the same length; and

(iii) are approximately parallel to each other; and

(iv) are in a row that extends completely, or partly, across the road; and

(b) with or without either or both of the following—

(i) a pedestrian crossing sign;

(ii) alternating flashing twin yellow lights.

1 Twin yellow lights is defined in the dictionary.

2 Rule 322(3) and (4) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign at a place.

Pedestrian crossing sign

| Example 1<br>Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing | Example 2<br>Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing at a slip lane |

In each of these examples, the driver must give way to the pedestrian on the crossing.