Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005
R 385
National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter X : Rules of the Road and Matters Relating TheretoPart I : Rules of the road311. Riding on pedal cycles |
| (1) | No person shall ride a pedal cycle on a public road unless he or she is seated astride on the saddle of such pedal cycle. |
| (2) | Persons riding pedal cycles on a public road shall ride in single file except in the course of overtaking another pedal cycle, and two or more persons riding pedal cycles shall not overtake another vehicle at the same time. |
| (3) | No person riding or seated on a pedal cycle on a public road shall take hold of any other vehicle in motion. |
| (4) | No person riding a pedal cycle on a public road shall deliberately cause such pedal cycle to swerve from side to side. |
| (5) | No person riding a pedal cycle on a public road shall carry thereon any person, animal or object which obstructs his or her view or which prevents him or her from exercising complete control over the movements of such pedal cycle. |
| (6) | A person riding a pedal cycle on a public road shall do so with at least one hand on the handle-bars of such pedal cycle. |
| (7) | Whenever a portion of a public road has been set aside for use by persons riding pedal cycles, no person shall ride a pedal cycle on any other portion of such road. |
| (8) | A person riding a pedal cycle on a public road or a portion of a public road set aside for use by persons riding pedal cycles, shall do so in such manner that all the wheels of such pedal cycle are in contact with the surface of the road at all times. |
