Use of Public Roads
In a built-up area, where must pedestrians walk if there is no pavement or other usable pedestrian area?
Reviewed on 7 Oct 2026
- ✓ On the left, facing oncoming traffic, unless safety reasons justify walking on the right
- B Always on the right
- C On either side, as they choose
- D They may not walk on the carriageway
Why this is the correct answer
Where there is no usable pedestrian area, pedestrians must walk on the left-hand hard shoulder, facing oncoming traffic, or failing that on the carriageway, keeping as far from traffic as possible. They may walk on the right only in exceptional cases, when safety reasons justify it. People pushing a bicycle, moped or e-scooter, and groups led by one person, must keep to the right (RGC Art. 122).
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