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#### 256 Bicycle helmets
256 Bicycle helmets
> > (1) The rider of a bicycle must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the rider’s head, unless the rider is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under another law of this jurisdiction.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > Note.
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> > Approved bicycle helmet is defined in the Dictionary.
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> > (2) A passenger on a bicycle that is moving, or is stationary but not parked, must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the passenger’s head, unless the passenger is—
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> > > (a) a paying passenger on a three or four-wheeled bicycle, or
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> > > (b) exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under another law of this jurisdiction.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3) The rider of a bicycle must not ride with a passenger on the bicycle unless the passenger complies with subrule (2).
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.