ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 17 Who is a rider
ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 17
Who is a riderRule 17(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 7(1).
(1) A rider is the person who is riding a motor bike, bicycle, electric scooter, animal or animal-drawn vehicle.
Notes
Note 1 to rule 17(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 7(2).
1 "Bicycle", electric scooter and motor bike are defined in the dictionary.
2 "Ride", for the rider of a motor bike or animal-drawn vehicle, includes be in control of—see the definition in the dictionary.
(2) A "rider" does not include—
(a) a passenger; or
Rule 17(2)(b) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 7(3).
(b) a person walking beside and pushing a bicycle or an electric scooter.