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Carrying a person in a bicycle trailer

Example of bike with a bike trailer

A bicycle trailer means a vehicle that is built to be, or is, towed behind a bicycle.

A cyclist must not tow a bicycle trailer with a person in or on the bicycle trailer, unless all of the following apply:

The cyclist is 16 years of age or older;
The passenger is under 10 years of age;
The bicycle trailer can safely carry the passenger; and
The passenger is wearing an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on their head.