You stop at a motorway service area and walk from the car park to the building along a shared route for pedestrians and cyclists. The path is divided by a white line, and you feel flat-topped bars running across the direction you’re walking. Where should you stay on this route?

Explanation

According to Highway Code Rule 13, some routes are shared by pedestrians and cyclists and may be separated by features such as a kerb, a white line or different surface textures. Tactile paving is used to help visually impaired people stay on the correct side: the pedestrian side has flat-topped bars running across the direction of travel (ladder pattern), and the cyclist side has bars running in the direction of travel (tramline pattern). As a pedestrian, you should stay on the side with bars running across your direction of travel.