Traffic (Road Rules) Regulations 1999

Traffic (Road Rules) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.R. 2004, No. 172)

50. Regulation 270 amended (Wearing motor bike helmets)

Regulation 270(3) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of passenger and substituting the following definition:

passenger, of a motor bike, includes a person on a passenger seat of the motor bike (including the pillion seat), or in a sidecar.

Note the other change in definition included in this regulation amendment

51. Regulation 271 amended (Riding on motor bikes)

Regulation 271 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a)

by omitting from subregulation (2) "sidecar)" and substituting "sidecar or on a seat designed for a passenger, other than a pillion seat)";

(b)

by omitting from subregulation (3) "sidecar)" and substituting "sidecar or other seat designed for a passenger)";

(c)

by omitting from subregulation (4) "sidecar)" and substituting "sidecar or other seat designed for a passenger, other than a pillion seat)";

(d)

by omitting subregulation (5) and substituting the following subregulation:

(5)

The rider of a motor bike must not ride with more passengers in a sidecar, or on a seat designed for a passenger, than the sidecar, or seat, is designed to carry.

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.