Carrying passengers
You must not carry a passenger if you hold a learner permit and this is a penal offence. If you wish to carry a passenger, make sure your full licence and your insurance policy allows you to do so.
The rider should make certain the passenger wears appropriate PPE(properly fitted & secured helmet, motorcycle jacket, trousers, gloves and boots. A rider must not carry more than one pillion passenger who must sit on a proper seat. They should face forward with both feer on the footrests. Riders must not carry a pillion passenger unless their motorcycle is designed to do so.
Daylight riding
- Make yourself as visible as possible from the side, as well as the front and rear.
- Wear a white helmet and fluorescent clothing or strips.
- Use dipped headlights. Even in good daylight, they may make you more visible.
Night-time riding
Wear reflective clothing or strips to improve your chance of being seen in the dark. These reflect light from the headlamps of other vehicles, making you more visible from a long distance.
Lights
You must have on your motorcycle or moped:
- a white or yellow head lamp,
- a red rear lamp,
- a red rear reflector, and
- a number plate light on the back.
In order to be seen at all times it is important to:
- Use your dipped headlights at all times.
- Use headlights at night and during the day when visibility is seriously reduced.
- Slow down, and if necessary stop, if you are dazzled by oncoming headlights.
- Use full headlights when appropriate to do so.
- Use your hazard warning lights when your motorcycle or moped is stopped in a dangerous place.
- Make sure all sidelights and rear number plate lights are lit at night.