The matter was brought to our attention by a reader who wrote to us asking that we address the issue of allotment holders crossing the bypass, adding "The allotment isn't going anywhere; it won't run away."
The Road Traffic Code prohibits pedestrians from:
- entering a carriageway or cycle path directly in front of a moving vehicle, including at a pedestrian crossing, from behind a vehicle or another obstacle restricting visibility of the road;
- crossing a carriageway or cycle path at a location where visibility of the road is limited;
- slowing their pace or stopping without due justification while crossing a carriageway, cycle path or track;
- running across a carriageway or cycle path;
- walking on a track;
- entering a track when barriers or half-barriers are lowered or their lowering has begun;
- crossing a carriageway or cycle path at a location where a safety device or obstacle separates the pedestrian path or shared pedestrian and cycle path from the carriageway or cycle path, regardless of which side of the carriageway they are located on;
- using a telephone or another electronic device while entering or crossing a carriageway, cycle path or track, including while entering or crossing a pedestrian crossing, in a manner that limits the ability to observe the situation on the carriageway, cycle path, track or pedestrian crossing.