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C-24 - Highway Code

Section 46
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46. (Replaced).
R. S. 1964, c. 231, s. 43; 1972, c. 55, s. 89; 1974, c. 60, s. 9; 1986, c. 91, s. 674.
46. (1)  The driver of a motorcycle or moped shall drive seated on the seat; the driver of a motorcycle, moped or bicycle shall constantly hold the handlebar with at least one hand; he shall carry no other person unless his vehicle is equipped with seats permanently installed for such purpose and with foot-rests fixed on each side of the vehicle and unless each of such passengers is seated so that his left foot is on the foot-rest situated on the left side and his right foot on the foot-rest situated on the right side.
(2)  No driver of a moped, bicycle or any other vehicle of similar type shall take hold of or cause himself to be drawn by a motor vehicle and no driver thereof shall permit such manoeuvre.
(3)  Several drivers of motorcycles, mopeds or bicycles shall not travel abreast; they shall do so in single file.
(4)  Every person, including every passenger, who drives on a motorcycle or a sidecar must wear a protective helmet which complies with the standards prescribed by regulation of the Government.
R. S. 1964, c. 231, s. 43; 1972, c. 55, s. 89; 1974, c. 60, s. 9.
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