Restriction on cyclists riding abreast or holding on to other moving vehicles

(1) It shall not be lawful for more than two persons to ride abreast on a road either upon motor cycles or bicycles, provided that a person shall not be convicted under this section in respect of the overtaking of two persons so riding and in the absence of other traffic on the road at the point of overtaking. (2) It shall not be lawful for any person while riding a motor cycle or a bicycle on a road62 (a) to hold on to any other moving vehicle; or (b) to ride such motor cycle or bicycle without at least one hand being on the handle bars of such motor cycle or bicycle. (3) It shall not be lawful for more than one person, in addition to the driver, to be carried on any two-wheeled motor cycle, nor shall it be lawful for any such one person to be so carried otherwise than on a proper seat securely fixed to the motor cycle behind the driver’s seat. (4) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a first conviction, to a fine of ten dollars, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of twenty-five dollars.