TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 257 Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device with a person on a bicycle or PMD trailer

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 257

257 Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device with a person on a bicycle or PMD trailer

(1) The rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device must not tow a bicycle or PMD trailer with a person in or on the trailer, unless—

(a) the rider is at least 16 years; and

(b) the person in or on the trailer is under 10 years; and

(c) the trailer can safely carry the person; and

(d) the person in or on the trailer is wearing an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the person’s head.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(1A) A person is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet if the person is carrying a current doctor’s certificate stating that, for a stated period—

(a) the person can not wear a bicycle helmet for medical reasons; or

(b) because of a physical characteristic of the person, it would be unreasonable to require the person to wear a bicycle helmet.

(1B) A person is also exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet if—

(a) the person is a member of a religious group; and

(b) the person is wearing a type of headdress customarily worn by members of the group; and

(c) the wearing of the headdress makes it impractical for the person to wear a bicycle helmet.

(2) In this section—


"bicycle or PMD trailer" means a vehicle that is built to be towed, or is towed, by a bicycle or personal mobility device.