Someone in a motorized wheelchair is waiting to cross at a pedestrian crossover. Do the crossover rules treat them as a pedestrian or as a vehicle?
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Correct answer: B. As a pedestrian — the Act says "pedestrian" includes a person in a wheelchair
As a pedestrian. HTA s.140(9) states plainly that in the crossover section, "'pedestrian' includes a person in a wheelchair." So every duty you owe a person on foot at a crossover — stopping, yielding, and not proceeding until they have cleared the roadway entirely — you owe here in exactly the same terms. The Act defines a wheelchair broadly as "a chair mounted on wheels driven by muscular or any other kind of power that is designed for and used by a person whose mobility is limited", so it does not matter whether the chair is pushed, self-propelled or motorised. Give more time rather than less: a chair takes longer to cross and cannot step back quickly if you misjudge it.
Source: MTO Driver's Handbook: HTA Section 140(9) — definition of "pedestrian" at a pedestrian crossover
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