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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 248

Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device across a road on particular crossings

248 Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device across a road on particular crossings

(1) This section applies to the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device who is at—
(a) a children’s crossing; or
(b) a marked foot crossing; or
(c) a pedestrian crossing.
(2) The rider may ride across the crossing only in accordance with this section.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(3) The rider may ride across a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing only if the rider stops as near as practicable to the crossing before riding across the crossing.
(4) The rider may ride across a marked foot crossing only if—
(a) for a crossing with bicycle crossing lights—the rider is allowed, under this regulation, to ride across the crossing; or
(b) for a crossing without bicycle crossing lights—a pedestrian is allowed, under this regulation, to cross the crossing.
Note—
See sections 260 to 262 for circumstances in which a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device is allowed to cross a road at bicycle crossing lights.
See section 231 for circumstances in which a pedestrian is allowed to cross a road at pedestrian lights.
(5) The rider may ride across the crossing only if the rider—
(a) proceeds slowly and safely; and
(b) gives way to a pedestrian on the crossing; and
(c) keeps to the left of an oncoming rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device.
(6) However, if the rider is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign, the rider may cross the road diagonally at the intersection.



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