Modification of rule 256: helmets for cyclists
86 Modification of rule 256: helmets for cyclists
(1) For the purposes of rule 256, the requirement to wear an approved bicycle helmet does not apply to a person over 17 years of age if the person is riding or being carried on a bicycle:
on a public place; or
on a bicycle path or shared path; or
(ba) on that part of a road that bisects a bicycle path or shared path; or
on a crossing; or
(bc) on a road adjacent to a bicycle path, shared path or public place for the purpose of travelling across the road by the shortest practical route in the circumstances; or
(c) in an area declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to be a bicycle helmet exemption area.
(2) In this regulation, a bicycle path does not include a bicycle lane that is not separated from the part of the road used by motor vehicles by a physical structure or barrier in addition to or in substitution for the lane line.
(3) In this regulation and rule 256, an approved bicycle helmet is a helmet that:
(a) complies with Australian Standard AS/NZS 2063:2008 – Bicycle helmets; or
is approved by the Registrar.
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