262–3 NSW rule: Application of Rules to electric scooters
262.3 262–3 NSW rule: Application of Rules to electric scooters
In these Rules, particularly Part 15—
a reference to a bicycle is taken to include a reference to an electric scooter, and
a reference to a bicycle rider is taken to include a reference to an electric scooter rider.
Subrule (1)—
applies even if a rule, or a subrule, is an offence, but
does not apply to the extent that a rule is disapplied or modified by, or otherwise inconsistent with, this Part.
1—
Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1.
2—
Rules applicable to drivers of vehicles apply to riders of electric scooters because a reference in these Rules to a driver includes a reference to a rider, and a reference to driving includes a reference to riding—see rule 19.
3—
This rule is an additional NSW rule. There is no corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules.
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