Note : "Intersection" ,
"pedestrian lights" and
"traffic lights" are defined in the Dictionary.
(2) If the traffic lights
show a red or yellow traffic light and the pedestrian has not already started
crossing the intersection or road, the pedestrian must not start to cross
until the traffic lights change to green or flashing yellow, or there is no
red traffic light showing.
Note : "Green traffic light" ,
"red traffic light" and
"yellow traffic light" are defined in the Dictionary.
(3) If, while the
pedestrian is crossing the road, the traffic lights change to yellow or red,
the pedestrian must not stay on the road for longer than necessary to cross
safely to the nearer (in the direction of travel of the pedestrian) of the
following--
(a) a dividing strip, safety zone, or traffic island, forming part
of the area set aside or used by pedestrians to cross the road at the
intersection or place (the
"safety area" ),
Note : "Dividing strip" and
"traffic island" are defined in the Dictionary, and
"safety zone" is defined in rule 162.
(3A) Despite subrule (3), in the
circumstances set out in that subrule the pedestrian may instead return to the
side of the road, or to the safety area, that he or she has just left, but
only if--
(a) at the time the lights change, that side or safety area is
closer to him or her than the side or safety area (whichever is the closer)
that he or she was heading for at that time, and
(b) he or she does not stay
on the road for longer than is necessary to return to that side or safety
area.
(4) If, under subrule (3), the pedestrian crosses to the safety area,
the pedestrian must remain in the safety area until the traffic lights change
to green or flashing yellow, or there is no red traffic light showing.
