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This legislation has been repealed.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.