17Who is a rider

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.

Note 1—

Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1 and motor bike is defined in the Dictionary.

Note 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

(b) a person walking beside and pushing a bicycle.

rule 17: Am 2026 (118), Sch 1[3].