Sharing the Road
- 1/16When passing a stopped school bus, the speed you must slow down to is
20km/h.: You must slow down to 20km/h when passing or coming towards a school bus that’s stopped to let children on or off, no matter which side of the road you’re on.
When driving past parked vehicles, your behavior should be
Careful and ready for pedestrians.: You must be careful when driving past parked vehicles because pedestrians may walk out without warning.
Near schools, bus stops, and pedestrian crossings, you must always be ready to
Stop.: You must always be ready to stop near schools, bus stops and pedestrian crossings.
If there’s no raised traffic island on a pedestrian crossing, you must stop and give way to pedestrians
On any part of the crossing.: You must stop and give way to pedestrians on any part of the crossing if there’s no raised traffic island in the middle of the crossing.
Before proceeding after a pedestrian has used a crossing, you must wait until the pedestrian is
Clear of your vehicle.: You must wait until the pedestrian has crossed in front of you and is clear of your vehicle before you proceed.
When approaching pedestrian crossings, you should slow down and be ready to stop for any pedestrians
On or stepping onto the crossing, or obviously waiting to use it.: You must slow down and be ready to stop for any pedestrians on or stepping onto the crossing – this also includes people obviously waiting to use the crossing.
When in a queue of traffic near a pedestrian crossing, you must not move onto the crossing if
There isn’t enough room for your vehicle on the other side.: You must not move onto the crossing if there isn’t enough room for your vehicle on the other side of the crossing.
Near roadside stalls and parked vendors, you should take care because pedestrians might
Forget to watch for traffic when crossing.: You must take care near roadside stalls and parked vendors. Pedestrians visiting these may forget to watch for traffic when crossing the road.
A shared zone is a road designed to slow traffic and give priority to
Pedestrians.: Drivers must give way to pedestrians in a shared zone, but pedestrians, in turn, should not hold up traffic.
When school crossings are operating, you must stop when a fluorescent orange children sign is displayed, along with a school patrol stop sign that is...
Swung out into the road.: Vehicles coming from both directions must stop until all signs have been pulled in when the school patrol stop sign is out.
Young children often have trouble seeing vehicles easily because they have...
Narrow vision.: You must be very careful when driving near young children as they may not see vehicles as easily as adults do.
Children may attempt to cross in front of a fast vehicle because they have trouble judging the...
Speed of moving vehicles.: You must be very careful when driving near children, as they may let a slow vehicle pass and try to cross in front of a fast one.
When you see people who are blind or vision-impaired trying to cross the road using aids like a white cane or guide dog, you should take extra care and...
Let them cross in their own time.: You must take extra care and allow people with these aids to cross at their own pace.
When driving across a footpath, such as entering or leaving a driveway or supermarket carpark, you must give way to...
People using the footpath.: You must yield to pedestrians who are using the footpath when your vehicle crosses it.
When leaving a driveway, in addition to giving way to people on the footpath, you must also give way to...
Vehicles using the road.: You must yield to all traffic on the road when exiting a driveway.
You should be especially careful when driving between 8–9 am and 3–4 pm because children are often...
Travelling to and from school.: You must keep a lookout for children at all times, with special care during these hours due to school travel.