Labor wants law banning under 16s from quad bikes

Alex Druce
June 27 2017 - 12:30pm
There have been 13 quad bike deaths in Australia since 2011, with 32 deaths in NSW alone – including kids as young as seven.
There have been 13 quad bike deaths in Australia since 2011, with 32 deaths in NSW alone – including kids as young as seven.

NSW Labor says it will consider introducing laws preventing kids under 16 from getting on adult-sized quad bikes as riders or passengers, in the wake of a number child deaths and injuries associated with the vehicle. 

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au