Legal age for kids on bikes

Hi there, What is the legal age when a kid can ride as a pillion passenger
being driven by an adult who holds a full UK motorcycle license?

Regards Alan

 

Can their feet reach the pegs? Do you trust them not to try to jump
off?
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The passenger must be able to hold on and reach the pegs, IIRC.

Si

 

Alan fumbled, fiddled and fingered:

As far as I'm aware the only requirement [1] is that they have their
feet on footrests.

[1] in addition to a lid.


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There isn't a minimum age, as long as they can reach the footrests properly,
and of course are wearing a properly fitted helmet.

However, common sense says the kid has to be old enough to fully understand
their responsibility as a pillion passenger.

Cheers

Dave P

 

The only legal requirement (apart from helmet) is that they can reach
the pillion pegs.

Please note that not all insurance policies will cover pillions.

How small is the child that you are planning on taking? How old are
they? Do they really need to be on your bike? Are they mature enough
to hold on? Will they be utterly scared (they probably can't see
where you're going)?

Two weeks ago I saw a man with a child going pillion and there
appeared to be a glorified type of rope holding the child to the man.
It worried me.