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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (30 March) . . Page.. 1152 ..
Note 1 - Rule 248 of the Australian Road Rules provides that the rider of a bicycle must not ride across a road, or a part of a road, on a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Note 2 -
Regulation 58A provides that bicycle riders may cross roads on crossings as long as they give way to, and do not obstruct, pedestrians.3
Proposed new Division 2.3.5A
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After Division 2.3.5, insert the following new Division:Division 2.3.5A-Additional rules for bicycle riders
58A Rider may cross a road on a crossing
(1) The rider of a bicycle may ride across a road, or part of a road, on a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.
(2) The rider must give way to, and not obstruct, any pedestrian on the children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note 1 -
Regulation 23A provides that rule 248 of the Australian Road Rules (which prohibits riders of bicycles to ride across roads at crossings) does not apply in the ACT.Note 2 -
Regulation 8A provides that certain give-way rules in the Australian Road Rules apply as if references to a pedestrian included the rider of a bicycle.Note 3 - Children's crossing
is defined in rule 80 of the Australian Road Rules, marked foot crossing is defined in the dictionary to the Australian Road Rules, and pedestrian crossing is defined in rule 81 of the Australian Road Rules.58B Riding across a road on a crossing-general
(1) The rider of a bicycle riding across a road on a children's crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing-
(a) must cross by the shortest safe route; and
(b) must not stay on the crossing longer than necessary to cross the road safely.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
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