244L
In forceWearing of helmets by PMD users
Part 14Rules for Pedestrians
Division 3Rules for persons travelling in or on personal mobility devices
244L Wearing of helmets by PMD users
A PMD user must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the PMD user’s head, unless the PMD user is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under another law of this jurisdiction. Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.Approved bicycle helmet is defined in the dictionary.
A PMD user is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subrule (1) if – the PMD user is a member of a religious group; and the PMD user is wearing a type of headdress that is customarily worn by members of the religious group; and the wearing of the headdress makes it impracticable for the PMD user to also wear a bicycle helmet.
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