New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 81

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.

: Offence provision.

Note :
"Pedestrian crossing" is defined in subrule (3).

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

: Offence provision.

Note : 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 that has a pedestrian crossing sign (with or without alternating flashing twin yellow lights), and

(b) indicated by white stripes on the road surface that are:

(i) approximately parallel to each other, and

(ii) from one side of the road completely or partly across the road.

Note 1 :
"Twin yellow lights" is defined in the dictionary.

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

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Examples :

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