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Question 7405

May an adult carry a passenger on a bicycle that, by design, cannot be occupied by more than one person?

  1. No, it is prohibited.
  2. Yes, a child weighing up to 22 kilograms in a suitable additional seat.
  3. Only if the rider pedals standing up and the passenger rides seated on the saddle.
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Correct answer: Yes, a child weighing up to 22 kilograms in a suitable additional seat.

Yes, if the person pedaling is an adult. On a single-seat bicycle, an adult may carry a child weighing up to 22 kg who can sit independently, in an approved additional seat like the one in the image. Carrying another person on the saddle while you pedal standing up is not allowed.

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Real Decreto 518/2026, de 24 de junio, por el que se modifica el Reglamento General de Circulación, en materia de protección a usuarios vulnerables de la vía