238—Pedestrians travelling along a road (except in or on a wheeled
recreational device or toy)
(1) A pedestrian must
not travel along a road if there is a footpath or nature strip adjacent to the
road, unless it is impracticable to travel on the footpath or nature strip.
Offence provision.
Note—
"Footpath" and "nature strip" are defined in the dictionary.
(2) A pedestrian
travelling along a road—
(a) must
keep as far to the left or right side of the road as is practicable; and
(ab)
must, when moving forward, face approaching traffic that is moving in the
direction opposite to that in which the pedestrian is travelling, unless it is
impracticable to do so; and
(b) must
not travel on the road alongside more than 1 other pedestrian or vehicle
travelling on the road in the same direction as the pedestrian, unless the
pedestrian is overtaking other pedestrians.
Offence provision.
(2A) This rule does
not apply to a pedestrian in a shared zone.
Note—
"Shared zone" is defined in the dictionary.
"pedestrian" does not include a person travelling in or on a wheeled
recreational device or wheeled toy.
"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the
road.
Note 1—
"Road-related area" is defined in rule 13, "shoulder" is defined in rule 12,
and "wheeled recreational device" and "wheeled toy" are defined in the
dictionary.
Note 2—
Persons travelling on roads in or on wheeled recreational devices or wheeled
toys are dealt with in rule 241.