sec.248Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device across a road on particular crossings

sec.248 Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device across a road on particular crossings

This section applies to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device who is at— a children’s crossing; or a marked foot crossing; or a pedestrian crossing. The rider may ride across the crossing only in accordance with this section. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The rider may ride across a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing only if the rider stops as near as practicable to the crossing before riding across the crossing. The rider may ride across a marked foot crossing only if— for a crossing with bicycle crossing lights—the rider is allowed, under this regulation, to ride across the crossing; or for a crossing without bicycle crossing lights—a pedestrian is allowed, under this regulation, to cross the crossing. See sections 260 to 262 for circumstances in which a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device is allowed to cross a road at bicycle crossing lights. See section 231 for circumstances in which a pedestrian is allowed to cross a road at pedestrian lights. The rider may ride across the crossing only if the rider— proceeds slowly and safely; and gives way to a pedestrian on the crossing; and keeps to the left of an oncoming rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device. However, if the rider is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign, the rider may cross the road diagonally at the intersection. s 248 amd 2013 SL No. 192 s 32 sub 2014 SL No. 279 s 24 amd 2022 SL No. 142 s 75 (sec.248-ssec.1) This section applies to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device who is at— a children’s crossing; or a marked foot crossing; or a pedestrian crossing. (sec.248-ssec.2) The rider may ride across the crossing only in accordance with this section. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.248-ssec.3) The rider may ride across a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing only if the rider stops as near as practicable to the crossing before riding across the crossing. (sec.248-ssec.4) The rider may ride across a marked foot crossing only if— for a crossing with bicycle crossing lights—the rider is allowed, under this regulation, to ride across the crossing; or for a crossing without bicycle crossing lights—a pedestrian is allowed, under this regulation, to cross the crossing. See sections 260 to 262 for circumstances in which a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device is allowed to cross a road at bicycle crossing lights. See section 231 for circumstances in which a pedestrian is allowed to cross a road at pedestrian lights. (sec.248-ssec.5) The rider may ride across the crossing only if the rider— proceeds slowly and safely; and gives way to a pedestrian on the crossing; and keeps to the left of an oncoming rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device. (sec.248-ssec.6) However, if the rider is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign, the rider may cross the road diagonally at the intersection.