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Question 4282

The rider of a motorcycle carrying a person in the rear seat...

  1. must wear a protective helmet and is responsible for the passenger wearing one, but only on roads outside a built-up area.
  2. must wear a protective helmet and is responsible for the passenger wearing one.
  3. must wear a protective helmet and advise the passenger to wear one.
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Correct answer: must wear a protective helmet and is responsible for the passenger wearing one.

On a motorcycle, both the rider and passenger must wear helmets on all types of roads, in cities and on roads outside them. If the passenger is not wearing one, the rider is responsible for the violation, so simply advising the passenger to put one on is not enough. In the image, both are wearing helmets.

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Real Decreto Legislativo 6/2015, de 30 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley sobre Tráfico, Circulación de Vehículos a Motor y Seguridad Vial