257Riding 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 –

(a) the rider is 16 years old, or older; and

(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

(c) the bicycle trailer can safely carry the person; and

(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.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

Note Approved bicycle helmet is defined in the dictionary – see clause 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 6 for jurisdictional qualifications.

(1A)  [Rule 257 Subrule (1A) inserted by S.R. 2025, No. 60, Applied:10 Dec 2025] A person is exempt from the requirement to wear an approved bicycle helmet under subrule (1) if –

(a) the person is a member of a religious group; and

(b) the person is wearing a type of headdress that is customarily worn by members of the religious group; and

(c) the wearing of the headdress makes it impracticable for the person to also wear an approved bicycle helmet.

(2)  In this rule –

bicycle trailer means a vehicle that is built to be towed, or is towed, by a bicycle.

Note Vehicle is defined in rule 15.