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.
Offence provision.
Note 1—
"Bicycle" is defined in the dictionary, and "bicycle path" and "separated
footpath" are defined in subrule (4).
Note 2—
Rule 336 deals with how parts of a separated footpath are designated for
bicycle riders and pedestrians.
(2) However, a
pedestrian may be on a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath
designated for the use of bicycles, if—
(i)
in or pushing a wheelchair; or
(ii)
on rollerblades, rollerskates or a similar wheeled
recreational 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 that
indicates 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.
SA NOTE—
For South Australia, see regulation 66A of the Road Traffic (Road
Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .
Note 1—
"Traffic control device", "wheelchair", "wheeled recreational device" and
"with" are defined in the dictionary.
Note 2—
Rule 243(2) provides that a person travelling on rollerblades, rollerskates,
or a similar wheeled recreational device, on 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.
(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 any
pedestrian who is permitted under subrule (2) to be on the bicycle path, or
the part of the separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles.
Offence provision.
(4) In the
Australian Road Rules —
"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);
Note—
"Road-related area" is defined in rule 13.
"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".
Note—
"Bicycle symbol" is defined in the dictionary.
"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);
Note—
"Footpath" and "no bicycles road marking" are defined in the dictionary.
"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".
Note—
"Pedestrian symbol" is defined in the dictionary.
Bicycle path sign |
End bicycle path sign |
Separated footpath sign |
End separated footpath sign |
No bicycles sign |
Note 1 for diagrams—
There are a number of other permitted versions of the bicycle path sign and
the end bicycle path sign, and another permitted version of each of the other
signs—see the diagrams in Schedule 3.
Note 2 for diagrams—
A separated footpath sign may have the pedestrian symbol and the bicycle
symbol reversed—see rule 316(4).
Division 2—Rules for persons travelling in or on wheeled recreational
devices and wheeled toys
Note 1—
For the Australian Road Rules , a person in or on a wheeled recreational
device or wheeled toy is a pedestrian, not a rider—see rule 18(d). This
Division contains rules that apply only to persons travelling in or on wheeled
recreational devices and wheeled toys.
Note 2—
"Wheeled recreational device" and "wheeled toy" are defined in the dictionary.
Note 3—
Rules that apply to users of wheeled recreational devices also apply to users
of motorised scooters—see the definitions of "wheeled recreational
device" and "motorised scooter" in the dictionary.