This legislation has been repealed.
(1) Subject to
subregulation (2), a person —
(a)
riding a bicycle shall not ride otherwise than astride a permanent and regular
seat attached to it;
(b)
shall not use a bicycle to carry, at any one time, more persons than the
number for which it is designed and equipped.
(2) In addition to the
number of persons which a bicycle is designed to carry, one child, under the
age of 6 years, may be carried in a child carrying seat attached thereto
where the seat complies with the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards)
Regulation 1977 .
(3) A person shall not
ride a bicycle without having at least one hand on the handle-bars.
(4) Wherever a
separate carriageway or a separate portion of a carriageway is provided
exclusively for the use of cyclists and is in a reasonable condition for use,
a rider of a bicycle shall use that carriageway or portion of a carriageway
and no other.
(5) A person shall not
ride a bicycle within 2 metres of the rear of a motor vehicle, over a distance
of more than 200 metres.
(6) A person shall not
leave a bicycle in or upon a road so as to become an obstruction.
(7) A child shall not
be carried in a child carrying seat on a bicycle unless the
rider —
(a) is
at least 16 years of age;
(b) has
an uninterrupted view to the front of the bicycle from a normal seated
position; and
(c) has
unhindered access to all equipment, required by the Road Traffic (Vehicle
Standards) Regulations 1977 to be fitted to the bicycle.
(8) A rider shall not
leave a child in a child carrying seat on a bicycle when the bicycle is
unattended.
[Regulation 1301 amended in Gazette
24 May 1985 p.1764; 13 May 1988 p.1598;
28 September 1990 p.5072.]