17Who is a rider

17 Who is a rider

(1)  [Rule 17 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] A rider is the person who is riding a motor bike, quad bike, bicycle, animal or animal-drawn vehicle.

Note 1 [Rule 17 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] Bicycle, motor bike and quad bike are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 [Rule 17 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] Ride, for the rider of a motor bike, quad bike or animal-drawn vehicle, includes be in control of – see the definition in the dictionary.

Note 3 [Rule 17 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] Subrule (1) has been amended to include quad bikes and is no longer uniform with the model road rules of Australia.

(2)  A rider does not include –

(a) a passenger; or

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