Road rules and safety

Skateboards, scooters and roller blades

Follow these rules when using wheeled recreational devices like skateboards, scooters and roller blades

Wheeled recreational devices include:

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Rules for wheeled recreational devices

If you're using a wheeled recreational device on the road:

keep as far to the left side of the road as you can
don't travel alongside more than one pedestrian or vehicle travelling in the same direction, except for overtaking
ride with a bell or horn (if using a scooter).

On a scooter, you must also:

wear a helmet
have at least one effective brake
when riding on a road at night, use lights and reflectors, including a:
- white light (flashing or steady) on the front
- red light (flashing or steady) on the back
- red reflector on the back.

Where you can ride	Where you can't ride
Unless you see a 'no wheeled recreational devices' sign, you can ride on: footpaths bicycle paths shared paths the bicycle side of separated paths shared zones roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h or under (only during the day).	The pedestrian side of separated paths Roads with dividing lines or median strips Roads with a speed limit of more than 50 km per hour One-way roads with more than one marked lane In the slipstream of another vehicle (you can't be towed by a vehicle, for example) Where there is a 'No wheeled recreational devices or toys' sign On the road at night, except to cross the road, e.g., at an intersection. This doesn't apply to scooters with lights.

Where you can ride

Where you can't ride

Unless you see a 'no wheeled recreational devices' sign, you can ride on:

The pedestrian side of separated paths
Roads with dividing lines or median strips
Roads with a speed limit of more than 50 km per hour
One-way roads with more than one marked lane
In the slipstream of another vehicle (you can't be towed by a vehicle, for example)
Where there is a 'No wheeled recreational devices or toys' sign
On the road at night, except to cross the road, e.g., at an intersection. This doesn't apply to scooters with lights.

The rules for wheeled recreational devices are published in the Road Safety Road Rules 2017: