Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 233

233 Crossing a road to or from a tram

(1) A pedestrian must not cross a road to get on a tram at a tram stop until the tram has stopped at the tram stop.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A pedestrian crossing a road after getting off a tram—

(a) must cross to the nearest footpath by the shortest safe route or, if there is no footpath, cross the road by the shortest safe route; and

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

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) This section does not apply to a pedestrian—

(a) on a safety zone; or

(b) crossing a road to or from a safety zone.

(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to—

(a) a pedestrian in a shared zone; or

(b) an employee of a public transport operator who is in uniform and engaged in carrying out the employee’s duties.

(5) In this section—

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

"tram" includes a bus travelling along tram tracks.