Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 239

239 Pedestrians on a bicycle path or separated footpath

(1) A pedestrian must not be on a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, unless the pedestrian—

(a) is crossing the bicycle path or separated footpath by the shortest safe route; and

(b) does not stay on the bicycle path or separated footpath for longer than necessary to cross the bicycle path or separated footpath safely.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, a pedestrian may be on a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, if—

(a) the pedestrian is—

(i) in or pushing a wheelchair; or

(ii) on rollerblades, rollerskates or a similar wheeled recreational device; or

(iii) operating a motorised mobility device; and

(b) there is no traffic control device, or information on or with a traffic control device, applying to the bicycle path or separated footpath indicating that the pedestrian is not permitted to be on the bicycle path or the part of the separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles.

(3) A pedestrian who is crossing a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, must keep out of the path of any bicycle or personal mobility device, or any pedestrian who is permitted under subsection (2) to be on the bicycle path, or the part of the separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) In this regulation—

"bicycle path" means a length of path beginning at a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking, and ending at the nearest of the following—

(a) an end bicycle path sign or end bicycle path road marking;

(b) a separated footpath sign or separated footpath road marking;

(c) a road (except a road-related area);

(d) the end of the path.

"bicycle path road marking" means a road marking on a path, consisting of a bicycle symbol, the words ‘bicycles only’, or both the bicycle symbol and the word ‘only’.

"end bicycle path road marking" means a bicycle path road marking with the word ‘end’.

"end separated footpath road marking" means a separated footpath road marking with the word ‘end’.

"separated footpath" means a length of footpath beginning at a separated footpath sign or separated footpath road marking, and ending at the nearest of the following—

(a) an end separated footpath sign or end separated footpath road marking;

(b) a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking;

(c) a no bicycles sign or no bicycles road marking;

(d) a road (except a road-related area);

(e) the end of the footpath.

"separated footpath road marking" means a road marking on a footpath consisting of a pedestrian symbol and a bicycle symbol side by side, with or without the word ‘only’.

Examples—