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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 271
Riding on motorbikes
271 Riding on motorbikes
(1) The rider of a motorbike that is moving (other than a rider who is walking
beside and pushing a motorbike), or the rider of a motorbike that is
stationary but not parked, must be astride the rider’s seat. Penalty—
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) A passenger on a motorbike (except
a passenger in a sidecar or on a seat, other than a pillion seat, designed for
a passenger) that is moving, or is stationary but not parked, must be astride
the pillion seat facing forwards. Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty
units.
(3) The rider of a motorbike must not ride with a passenger (except
a passenger in a sidecar or on a seat, other than a pillion seat, designed for
a passenger) unless the passenger complies with subsection (2) .
Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(4) The rider of a
motorbike must not ride with more than 1 passenger (excluding any passenger in
a sidecar or on a seat, other than a pillion seat, designed for a passenger).
Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(5) The rider of a
motorbike must not ride with more passengers in a sidecar, or on a seat
designed for a passenger, than the sidecar or seat is designed to carry.
Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(5A) The rider of a
motorbike must not ride with a passenger (except a passenger in a sidecar)
unless— (a) the passenger is at least 8 years old; and
(b) for a passenger
on a pillion seat— (i) the motorbike has footrests designed for use by a
pillion passenger; and
(ii) the passenger’s feet can, while the passenger
is seated, reach the footrests designed for use by a pillion passenger.
Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(5B) A passenger must
not ride in a sidecar of a motorbike unless the passenger is seated safely.
Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(5C) The rider of a
motorbike must not ride with a passenger in a sidecar unless the passenger
complies with subsection (5B) . Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty
units.
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