250Riding on a footpath or shared path

250 Riding on a footpath or shared path

250 Riding on a footpath or shared path

(1) The rider of a bicycle who is 16 years old or older must not ride on a footpath unless—

(a) if the rider is an adult—the rider is accompanying a child under 16 years of age who is riding on the footpath and the child is under the rider’s supervision, or

(b) if the rider is not an adult—the rider is accompanying a child under 16 years of age who is riding on the footpath under the supervision of an adult and the rider is also under the supervision of the adult, or

(c) the rider is a postal worker who is riding the bicycle in the course of his or her duties as a postal worker, or

(d) the rider is carrying a person who is under 10 years old as a passenger on the bicycle or in or on a bicycle trailer towed by the bicycle and the bicycle is not a pedicab.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note 1.

Bicycle trailer is defined in rule 257 and footpath and postal worker are defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2.

Subrule (1) is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 250 of the Australian Road Rules. However, the corresponding subrule in the Australian Road Rules allows another law of this jurisdiction to prohibit a rider of a bicycle who is 12 years old or older from riding on a footpath. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.

Note 3.

A rider of a bicycle who is under 16 years of age may ride on a footpath unless such a rider is prohibited from doing so under rule 250–1 or rule 252.

(1A) A rider of a bicycle does not have to comply with subrule (1) if—

(a) the rider is carrying a medical certificate that states a medical practitioner believes the rider should be allowed to ride on the footpath because of a medical condition the rider has, and

(b) the rider is complying with any conditions stated in the medical certificate, and

(c) no other law of this jurisdiction states that this subrule does not apply.

Note.

Medical certificate and medical practitioner are defined the Dictionary and medical condition is defined in subrule (3).

(1B) Also, a rider of a bicycle does not have to comply with subrule (1) if the rider is accompanying another person who is exempt under subrule (1A).