Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 62

62 .         Pedestrian crossings

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

        Modified penalty: 1 PU

        (2)         A driver shall give way to a pedestrian who is on a pedestrian crossing.

        Points: 3         Modified penalty: 4 PU

        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.

        (3)         A driver shall stop the vehicle before it reaches a pedestrian crossing if a “children crossing – stop” sign is displayed to face approaching drivers, and shall not permit any portion of the vehicle to enter upon the pedestrian crossing while any pedestrian is on it or while the sign is displayed.

        Points: 4         Modified penalty: 4 PU

Children crossing — stop sign

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        (4)         A driver shall not enter upon, or attempt to cross, a pedestrian crossing if the carriageway beyond it is blocked.

        Modified penalty: 1 PU

        Examples
        The carriageway beyond the crossing may be blocked by congested traffic, a disabled vehicle, a collision between vehicles or between a vehicle and a pedestrian, or by a fallen load on the carriageway.

        [Regulation 62 amended in Gazette 22 Dec 2006 p. 5820; 8 Feb 2008 p. 317.]