Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Traffic on Roads
81A. Pedestrian crossings
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Crossings for pedestrians may be established on roads, on subways constructed under roads, or on bridges constructed over roads, in accordance with this section.
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations with respect to the precedence of vehicles and pedestrians respectively and generally with respect to the movement of traffic (including pedestrians) at and in the vicinity of crossings.
traffic
“traffic” includes vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, and bodies of troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), regulations made thereunder may be made prohibiting pedestrian traffic on the roadway within 100 metres of a crossing and with respect to the indication of the limits of a crossing, by marks or devices on or near the roadway or otherwise, and generally with respect to the erection of traffic signs in connection with a crossing.
Different regulations may be made under this section in relation to different conditions and, in particular, different regulations may be made in relation to crossings in the vicinity of, and at a distance from, a junction of roads, and to traffic which is controlled by a police officer or by traffic signals or different kinds of traffic signals, and which is not controlled.
Regulations may be made under this section applying only to a particular crossing or particular crossings specified in the regulations.
Any person who contravenes any of the regulations made under this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
if the offence was committed by him in his capacity as the driver of a vehicle, to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months and, in the case of a second and subsequent offence, to a fine of $2,000 or imprisonment for 6 months;
in any other case, to a fine of $500.
In this section, “crossings” means crossings for pedestrians referred to in subsection (1).
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road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
Terms defined in s 2
driver
Defined · s 2“driver”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the person having control of the steering apparatus thereof, including, in relation to a motorcycle, the rider thereof, and in respect of trailer, means the person driving the motor vehicle by which the trailer is being drawn;
person
Defined · s 2“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
road
Defined · s 2“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
traffic
Defined · s 2“traffic” includes vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, and bodies of troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
vehicle
Defined · s 2“vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, constructed, adapted or capable of being used on roads, whether mechanically propelled or not.