Passengers on motorbikes
251 Passengers on motorbikes
A person must not ride on a road a class RE motorbike with a passenger on the motorbike unless—
the person—
holds a relevant class RE licence; and
has held a relevant class RE licence for a period of at least 1 year; or
the person—
holds a relevant class R licence; and
has held the relevant class R licence, and any other relevant class RE licences or relevant class R licences, for a total period of at least 1 year.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
A person must not ride on a road a class R motorbike with a passenger on the motorbike unless the person—
holds a relevant class R licence; and
has held the relevant class R licence, and any other relevant class RE licences or relevant class R licences, for a total period of at least 1 year.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person riding a motorbike on a road with a passenger on the motorbike if the person—
is authorised, under chapter 2, section 174 or chapter 5, to learn to ride the motorbike; and
is riding under the direction of the passenger; and
is complying with section 217(1).
Subsections (5) and (6) apply to a person who is authorised under chapter 5 to ride a motorbike under an interstate licence issued under a corresponding law to chapter 4, part 1.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the person if the person is not restricted from riding the motorbike with a passenger in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence.
Examples of restrictions—
1 a restriction that prohibits the person from riding the motorbike with a passenger on the motorbike
2 a restriction that prohibits the person from riding the motorbike with a passenger on the motorbike unless the person holds a particular class, category or type of driver licence
The person is taken to comply with subsection (1) or (2) if—
the person is restricted from riding the motorbike with a passenger in the jurisdiction that issued the interstate licence; and
the person is complying with the restrictions.
In this section—
relevant class RE licence means—
a class RE P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or open licence; or
a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a Queensland driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a).
relevant class R licence means—
a class R P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or open licence; or
a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a Queensland driver licence mentioned in paragraph (a).
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