Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 230

230 Crossing a road—general

(1) A pedestrian crossing a road—

(a) must cross by the shortest safe route; and

(b) must not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, if the pedestrian is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign, the pedestrian may cross the road diagonally at the intersection.

(3) In this section—

"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Example—