Road Rules 2019

A pedestrian must not be on a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, unless the pedestrian – is crossing the bicycle path or separated footpath by the shortest safe route; and does not stay on the bicycle path or separated footpath for longer than necessary to cross the bicycle path or separated footpath safely. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.Bicycle is defined in the dictionary, and bicycle path and separated footpath are defined in subrule (4). Rule 336 deals with how parts of a separated footpath are designated for bicycle riders and pedestrians.

However, a pedestrian may be on a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, if – the pedestrian is – in or pushing a wheelchair; or on rollerblades, rollerskates or a similar wheeled recreational device; or travelling in or on a personal mobility device; and there is no traffic control device, or information on or with a traffic control device, applying to the bicycle path or separated footpath that indicates that the pedestrian is not permitted to be on the bicycle path or the part of the separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles.Personal mobility device, traffic control device, wheelchair, wheeled recreational device and with are defined in the dictionary. Rule 243(2) provides that a person travelling on rollerblades, rollerskates, or a similar wheeled recreational device, on a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, must keep out of the path of any bicycle. Rule 244J provides that a person travelling in or on a personal mobility device on a bicycle path, or on a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, must keep to the left.

A pedestrian who is crossing a bicycle path, or a part of a separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles, must keep out of the path of any bicycle, or any pedestrian who is permitted under subrule (2) to be on the bicycle path, or the part of the separated footpath designated for the use of bicycles. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

In the Road Rules – bicycle path means a length of path beginning at a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking, and ending at the nearest of the following:an end bicycle path sign or end bicycle path road marking; a separated footpath sign or separated footpath road marking; a road (except a road-related area); the end of the path;

bicycle path road marking means a road marking on a path, consisting of a bicycle symbol, the words "bicycles only", or both the bicycle symbol and the word "only";

end bicycle path road marking means a bicycle path road marking with the word "end"; end separated footpath road marking means a separated footpath road marking with the word "end"; separated footpath means a length of footpath beginning at a separated footpath sign or separated footpath road marking, and ending at the nearest of the following:an end separated footpath sign or end separated footpath road marking; a bicycle path sign or bicycle path road marking; a no bicycles sign or no bicycles road marking; a road (except a road-related area); the end of the footpath;

separated footpath road marking means a road marking on a footpath consisting of a pedestrian symbol and a bicycle symbol side by side, with or without the word "only".Pedestrian symbol is defined in the dictionary.