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On a motorcycle without a prescribed helmet exemption, the rider carries a passenger behind. Must the rider wear a helmet and be responsible for the passenger wearing one?

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Yes, and they are responsible if the passenger does not wear one.

Yes. Both must wear approved, properly fastened helmets. Article 82 of the Traffic Act assigns responsibility for a passenger’s failure to wear a helmet to the rider. Do not set off if the passenger refuses. This excludes the exemption for protective structures and seat belts recorded in technical documentation.

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  • No, but they are responsible if the passenger does not wear one.

  • Yes, and they are responsible if the passenger does not wear one.

  • Yes, but they are not responsible if the passenger does not wear one.

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