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ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2017 (NO 43 OF 2017) - REG 298

Driving with person in trailer

    (1)     A driver must not drive a motor vehicle towing a trailer with a person in or on the trailer, unless—

        (a)     the trailer is being towed by a police vehicle or an emergency vehicle; or

        (b)     the carriage of passengers is permitted in part of the trailer and anyone in the trailer is in that part; or

        (c)     anyone who is in the trailer is engaged in door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or the collection of waste or garbage, and the trailer is not travelling faster than 25km/h; or

        (d)     in all the circumstances, there is no reasonable danger to anyone in the trailer falling from the trailer or being injured.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     For subsection (1) (b), the carriage of passengers is permitted in part of a trailer if the trailer is designed for—

        (a)     the carriage of passengers; or

        (b)     the carriage of goods, but is enclosed.

    (3)     In this regulation:

"enclosed", for a part of a trailer, means enclosed by—

        (a)     the structure of the trailer; or

        (b)     a canopy, cage or other device fitted to the trailer that is of a kind approved by the road transport authority under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017 , section 73 (1) (f) (Approval etc by road transport authority).

    (4)     In this section:

"in" includes on.



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