South Australian Current Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 81

81—Giving way at a pedestrian crossing

        (1)         A driver approaching a pedestrian crossing must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before the crossing.

Offence provision.

Note—

"Pedestrian crossing" is defined in subrule (3).

        (2)         A driver must give way to any pedestrian or bicycle rider on or entering a pedestrian crossing.

Offence provision.

Note—

For this rule, "give way" means the driver must slow down and, if necessary, stop to avoid a collision—see the definition in the dictionary.

        (3)         A "pedestrian crossing is an area of a road—

            (a)         at a place with white stripes on the road surface that—

                  (i)         run lengthwise along the road; and

                  (ii)         are of approximately the same length; and

                  (iii)         are approximately parallel to each other; and

                  (iv)         are in a row that extends completely, or partly, across the road; and

            (b)         with or without either or both of the following:

                  (i)         a pedestrian crossing sign;

                  (ii)         alternating flashing twin yellow lights.

Note 1—

"Twin yellow lights" is defined in the dictionary.

Note 2—

Rule 322(3) and (4) deal with the meaning of a traffic sign at a place.

Pedestrian crossing sign

Examples—

Example 1 Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing	Example 2 Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing at a slip lane
In each of these examples, the driver must give way to the pedestrian on the crossing.