244BWearing of helmets and other requirements for users of scooters

244B Wearing of helmets and other requirements for users of scooters

(1) A person who is travelling on a scooter on a road or road related area must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the person's head, unless—

Rule 244B(1)(a) amended by S.R. Nos 153/2019 rule 4(Sch. 1 item 8), 111/2021 rule 12(1).

(a) a registered medical practitioner has issued a certificate to the person under subrule (2) and the person complies with subrule (3); or

(b) the person is exempt from this rule under subrule (3A).

Rule 244B(2) amended by S.R. No. 153/2019 rule 4(Sch. 1 item 8), substituted by S.R. No. 111/2021 rule 12(2).

(2) A registered medical practitioner may issue a certificate stating that, because of a disability or medical condition, it is impracticable, undesirable or inexpedient that the person named in the certificate wear a bicycle helmet while travelling on a scooter.

(a) carried by the person to whom it applies while the person is travelling on a scooter; and

(3A) A person is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subrule (1) if—

(4) A person must not travel on a scooter that does not have—

(5) A person must not travel on a scooter at night, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility, unless the scooter, or the person, displays—

(a) a flashing or steady white light that is clearly visible for at least 200 metres from the front of the scooter; and

(b) a flashing or steady red light that is clearly visible for at least 200 metres from the rear of the scooter; and

(c) a red reflector that is clearly visible for at least 50 metres from the rear of the scooter when light is projected onto it by a vehicle's headlight on low-beam.

Division 3—Rules for persons travelling on
electric personal transporters

1 For these Rules, a person travelling on an electric personal transporter is a pedestrian, not a rider—see rule 18(e). This Division contains rules that apply only to persons travelling on electric personal transporters.

2 Electric personal transporter, electric personal transporter route, electric personal transporter tour, electric personal transporter use area and travel on are defined in the dictionary.