Child Pillions - Important legislation

Originally Posted by Mogs

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Originally Posted by northwind

At the moment pillion law's pretty weak- CBT riders or restricted license holders routinely carry pillions. A new law would be an opportunity to start sorting that out too...

I thought the law was already quite specific on that.
If you don't have a full iicense, it's illegal for you to carry pillions.
I'll save my comments on the rest of the issues raised till I've thought about them some more, but these "proposed" changes make no difference whatsoever to those who are already doing it illegally.

Just a thought. Taking a child anywhere without parental consent - isn't that abduction? And that's illegal, right? So why is a special new law required? Is the whopping great fine something to do with it?

Originally Posted by Sythree

Just a thought. Taking a child anywhere without parental consent - isn't that abduction? And that's illegal, right? So why is a special new law required? Is the whopping great fine something to do with it?

I think the point is aimed at people who have the child in their care at the time but take them out on the bike without the parents knowledge/permission.

Can kids ride side saddle on a motorbike? :P you know fasten 2 stirrups on the seat like a orse!

Well it works for Queenie

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Carsick

I thought the law was already quite specific on that.
If you don't have a full iicense, it's illegal for you to carry pillions.
I'll save my comments on the rest of the issues raised till I've thought about them some more, but these "proposed" changes make no difference whatsoever to those who are already doing it illegally.

Aye... My point was that a Road Traffic Act could change the penalty system for carrying a pillion illegally- since at the moment it's basically an irrelevance even if you're stopped. Simply up the ante a bit, and make it worth enforcing the current restrictions.

While we're at it, make it illegal to use a bike for business while on CBT, that really gets me... CBT barely gives you enough training to get home in one piece, never mind tearing around delivering parcels and pizzas...