Rec rego and junior riders

**crash** · 18th July 2016, 07:32 PM

My nephew was telling me that if an adult has a bike licence and a bike on rec rego 1 junior rider can legally ride trails with them. I have had search around today on the internet but can not find any info regarding this. Only thing I can find is that you need to have a motorcycle learners permit and be 17yrs and 9mths old at a minimum to get rec rego.
Can anyone enlighten me more?

**rangieman** · 18th July 2016, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by crash

My nephew was telling me that if an adult has a bike licence and a bike on rec rego 1 junior rider can legally ride trails with them. I have had search around today on the internet but can not find any info regarding this. Only thing I can find is that you need to have a motorcycle learners permit and be 17yrs and 9mths old at a minimum to get rec rego.
Can anyone enlighten me more?

You would think that is the common sense of the law .
Sorry cant add to it but what you have been told by your nephew does not seem right in my opinion

If i`m wrong i stand to be corrected

**Vern** · 18th July 2016, 08:41 PM

That is not true.
They are trying to bring in 'rec licenses for kids', and what they are looking at as part of the ruling that 1 licensed adult per child. Child must ride behind adult. Blah blah. If you are on faceache (Facebook), look up 'rec licenses for kids'.

**Bytemrk** · 18th July 2016, 09:05 PM

You are right Chris - that's how it currently is, but as Damien points out people are trying to get it changed.

https://www.change.org/p/victorian-g...fb_ref=Default

I would have thought the insurance aspect would kill it.... but who knows.

**crash** · 19th July 2016, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by rangieman

You would think that is the common sense of the law .
Sorry cant add to it but what you have been told by your nephew does not seem right in my opinion

If i`m wrong i stand to be corrected

It does sound logical, but I could not verify the source of the info - it is one of those he heard from someone who was told by someone else.

As mentioned in one of the links - at 12 you can get a boat licence and a gun licence. If you do not own a property - and no MX clubs in your area - where is a young person going to learn to ride.

**rangieman** · 19th July 2016, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by crash

It does sound logical, but I could not verify the source of the info - it is one of those he heard from someone who was told by someone else.

As mentioned in one of the links - at 12 you can get a boat licence and a gun licence. If you do not own a property - and no MX clubs in your area - where is a young person going to learn to ride.

I learnt to ride at a young age and that was a long time ago

I`ll let you know something it was`nt legal for someone under 17&9 months back then but we did it and did`nt end up in trouble

**mick88** · 20th July 2016, 11:16 AM

I am all for kids learning to ride and drive at a young age, providing they are taught correctly and have the appropriate safety gear.
If they are capable riders/drivers when they finally get on the road they can concentrate far better on their roadcraft. At 12-13 years of age we were lucky enough to be riding our BSA Bantams and Honda Benleys around the scrub. Other than a few straight out exhausts and some noise pollution, we weren't causing any one any grief.

Cheers, Mick.

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