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#### 17 Who is a rider
17 Who is a rider
> > (1) A rider is the person who is riding 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 and motor bike is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > Note 2.
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> > Ride, for the rider of a motor bike or animal-drawn vehicle, includes be in control of—see the definition in the Dictionary.
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> > (2) A rider does not include—
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> > > (a) a passenger, or
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> > > (b) a person walking beside and pushing a bicycle.
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> **rule 17:** Am 2026 (118), Sch 1\[3\].