Road Rules 2019

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. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.Footpathandnature strip are defined in the dictionary.

A pedestrian travelling along a road – must keep as far to the left or right side of the road as is practicable; and must, when moving forward, face approaching traffic that is moving in the direction opposite to which the pedestrian is travelling, unless it is impracticable to do so; and must not travel on the road alongside more than one other pedestrian or vehicle travelling on the road in the same direction as the pedestrian, unless the pedestrian is overtaking other pedestrians. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

This rule does not apply to a pedestrian in a shared zone.Shared zone is defined in the dictionary.

In this rule – pedestrian does not include a person travelling in or on a personal mobility device, wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy; road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.Road-related area is defined in rule 13, shoulder is defined in rule 12, and personal mobility device, wheeled recreational device and wheeled toy are defined in the dictionary. Persons travelling on roads in or on wheeled recreational devices or wheeled toys are dealt with in rule 241. Persons travelling on roads in or on a personal mobility device are dealt with in rule 244G.