Kids on Bike??

**Car Dodger** · 6th November 2003, 15:31

Hey guys

Sorry I'm a bit out of touch with the law these days, does anyone know what the law is about carrying kids on motorbikes.

ie what age etc??

**bluninja** · 6th November 2003, 18:32

Don't think you're allowed to carry them. You have to sit them on pillion

Haven't a clue what it is over here, but the UK it's merely that they must be able to sit on the seat and reach the pillion pegs. LTSA online just burbles on about taking children on bicycles and mopeds and their legs being protected from the wheels.

TTFN

**Big Dog** · 6th November 2003, 18:43

From memory it is 12 and able to reach both footpegs with insteps at the same time. The current road code does not say.

**Lou Girardin** · 7th November 2003, 07:10

I stand to be corrected, but I don't think there's an age limit. If the child is very young, you could be nailed for endangering him/her.
Lou

**Motoracer** · 7th November 2003, 07:39

I don't think there is a limit either. Once I saw a SRAD Gixer 750 going along the motorway at about 150+. The dude was riding with a very young girl at the back aged between 5-10. That was a bit too extream in my opinion. But then again kids are starting to ride on their own younger and younger all the time.

**Jackrat** · 7th November 2003, 07:58

When I was 6-7 years old my old man would play cricket at the Auckland domain on sundays,We would head over the bridge from the northshore on his 57 BSA Goldflash,Sundays were just the best day fer sure.
Times sure have changed tho, I won,t take a kid on a bike myself.
I sometimes see a kid on the back,shorts,tee shirt an a lid that don,t fit.Can,t work that one out I tell ya,

**Car Dodger** · 7th November 2003, 10:52

Thanks Guys

My Son loves to sit on the back when I rock around the back yard, but he's been realy wanting to go on the road. I thought I could take him for a slow blat around Waiuku. I'll make sure he properly covered, also he's 8 so he is able to reach the pegs and hangs on real tight.