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16 Who is a driver
> > (1) A driver is the person who is driving a vehicle (except a motor bike, bicycle, animal or animal-drawn vehicle).
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> > Note 1.
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> > Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1, motor bike is defined in the Dictionary, and vehicle is defined in rule 15.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Drive includes be in control of—see the definition in the Dictionary.
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> > (2) However, a driver does not include a person pushing a motorised wheelchair.
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> > Note.
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> > Wheelchair is defined in the Dictionary.
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> **rule 16:** Am 2026 (118), Sch 1\[2\].