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257Riding with a person on a bicycle trailer
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#### 257 Riding with a person on a bicycle trailer
257 Riding with a person on a bicycle trailer
> > (1) The rider of a bicycle must not tow a bicycle trailer with a person in or on the bicycle trailer, unless—
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> > > (a) the rider is 16 years old, or older, and
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> > > (b) the person in or on the bicycle trailer is under 10 years old, or as otherwise provided under another law of this jurisdiction, and
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> > > (c) the bicycle trailer can safely carry the person, and
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> > > (d) the person in or on the bicycle trailer is wearing an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the person’s head, unless the person 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) In this rule—
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> > bicycle trailer means a vehicle that is built to be towed, or is towed, by a bicycle.
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> > Note.
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> > Vehicle is defined in rule 15.