Riding your bike or skateboard can be very dangerous. Each year, too many children in New South Wales aged 8-10 are seriously injured riding their bike.
The most important rule for riding your bike is that you must wear a helmet, and strap it up properly.
Riding on footpaths
Children under 12 years and older riders accompanying them may ride a bike on the footpath, but they must keep to the left and give way to pedestrians.
Skateboards and rollerblades
You may use skateboards or rollerblades on the footpath, unless a sign says that you can’t. It doesn’t matter how old you are.
Scooters
Anyone under 12 years may ride a scooter on the footpath, unless a sign says that you can’t.
Pedestrians
It is also dangerous crossing the road, especially if you are not careful. In 2004, for example, 74 pedestrians aged 8-10 were seriously injured in New South Wales.
