Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations
(1) A driver approaching a pedestrian crossing must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary, stop safely before the crossing.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units. |
Note: Pedestrian crossing is defined in subrule (3). |
(2) A driver must give way to any pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units. |
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 that has a pedestrian crossing sign (with or without alternating flashing twin yellow lights); and
(b) indicated by white stripes on the road surface that are –
(i) approximately parallel to each other; and
(ii) from one side of the road completely or partly across the road.
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
Driver must give way to the pedestrian on the crossing
Example 2
Giving way to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing at a slip lane
Driver must give way to the pedestrian on the crossing
