No riding across a road on a crossing
248 No riding across a road on a crossing
The rider of a bicycle must not ride across a road, or part of a road, on a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note 1.
Children’s crossing is defined in rule 80, and pedestrian crossing is defined in rule 81.
Note 2.
This subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 248 of the Australian Road Rules. However, the corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules allows another law of this jurisdiction to prohibit a rider of a bicycle from riding on a children’s crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
The rider of a bicycle must not ride across a road, or part of a road, on a marked foot crossing, unless there are bicycle crossing lights at the crossing showing a green bicycle crossing light.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Note 1.
Marked foot crossing is defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2.
This subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 248 of the Australian Road Rules. However, the corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules allows another law of this jurisdiction to prohibit a rider of a bicycle from riding on a children’s crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.
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