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AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 238 Pedestrians travelling along a road (except in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy)

This legislation has been repealed.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 238

Pedestrians travelling along a road (except in or on a wheeled recreational device or toy)

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
(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.
(3) In this rule:


"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.