(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.
Offence provision.
(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.
Note—
"Intersection" and "traffic lights" are defined in the dictionary.
"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the
road.
Note—
"Road-related area" is defined in rule 13, and "shoulder" is defined in
rule 12.
Pedestrians may cross diagonally sign
Note for diagram—
There is another permitted version of this sign—see the diagram in
Schedule 3.