(1)  A pedestrian crossing a road –

(a) must cross by the shortest safe route; and

(b) must not stay on the road longer than necessary to cross the road safely.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  However, if the pedestrian is crossing the road at an intersection with traffic lights and a pedestrians may cross diagonally sign , the pedestrian may cross the road diagonally at the intersection.

Note : Intersection and traffic lights are defined in the dictionary.

(3)  In this rule,

road does not include a road-related area, but includes any shoulder of the road.

Note : Road-related area is defined in rule 13 , and shoulder is defined in rule 12 .

Pedestrians may cross diagonally sign

Note for diagram : There is another permitted version of this sign - see the diagram in Schedule 3 .