Wheeled recreational devices
Scooters, skateboards and roller blades
Scooters, skateboards and roller blades are called Wheeled Recreational Devices in the road rules.
A scooter has two or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels. It is steered by handlebars, designed to be used by one person and propelled by any one or more of the following: gravity, the user pushing one foot against the ground, an electric motor or motors (with the maximum power output of 200 watts).
Wheeled Recreational Devices can travel on footpaths and on roads where the speed limit is 50km per hour or less.
The road safety rules
- Wheeled Recreational Devices can’t be towed, or slipstream and must not be used on the road at night (except crossing at the shortest route, for example at an intersection).
- Scooter riders are required to wear an approved bicycle helmet.
What you have to do
When riding your scooter, skateboard or roller blades, DO NOT hold onto other vehicles to be towed, or sit so close behind them that you are carried along in their slipstream.
Also do not use a wheeled recreational device in areas that have the sign below displayed.
Road safety reasons
Unless properly used, scooters, skateboards and roller blades can be dangerous. Drivers have difficulty seeing you in traffic especially if you are being towed or slipstreaming, which is why this activity is now illegal.
Remember drivers are more likely to be looking for cars and other vehicles, not scooters, skateboarders and roller bladers.
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