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257Riding with person on bicycle trailer
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257 Riding with person on 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; 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. (1A) Subsection (1) (d) does not apply if— (a) the person is a member of a religious group; and mentioned in s (1A) (see Criminal Code, s 58). bicycle trailer means a vehicle that is built to be towed, or is towed, by a bicycle.