Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.65Giving way at a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection) with a flashing yellow traffic light
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sec.65 Giving way at a marked foot crossing (except at an intersection) with a flashing yellow traffic light
This section applies to a driver approaching or at a marked foot crossing (except at or near an intersection) with a flashing yellow traffic light at the crossing. The driver must— give way to any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing; and not obstruct any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on the crossing; and not overtake or pass a vehicle that is travelling in the same direction as the driver and is stopping, or has stopped, to give way at the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If there is no pedestrian or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device on or entering the crossing, and no other vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver that is stopping, or has stopped, to give way at the crossing, the driver may proceed through the crossing. s 65 amd 2013 SL No. 192 s 13 ; 2018 SL No. 195 s 6 ; 2022 SL No. 142 s 27 (sec.65-ssec.1) This section applies to a driver approaching or at a marked foot crossing (except at or near an intersection) with a flashing yellow traffic light at the crossing. (sec.65-ssec.2) The driver must— give way to any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing; and not obstruct any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on the crossing; and not overtake or pass a vehicle that is travelling in the same direction as the driver and is stopping, or has stopped, to give way at the crossing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.65-ssec.3) If there is no pedestrian or rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device on or entering the crossing, and no other vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver that is stopping, or has stopped, to give way at the crossing, the driver may proceed through the crossing.
- (a) give way to any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on or entering the crossing; and
- (b) not obstruct any pedestrian, or any rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, on the crossing; and
- (c) not overtake or pass a vehicle that is travelling in the same direction as the driver and is stopping, or has stopped, to give way at the crossing.