Don't let a child under 12 ride a bicycle on the road or a child under 16 ride an electric bicycle on the road: if they hit someone, the parents pay, and if they are hit themselves, they may have to bear part of it
- High value
- Evidence B
- Saves money
- For: Child aged 3–18
- Free
- Takes some hours
- Some willpower
In plain words
A child must be 12 or older to ride a bicycle on the road, and 16 or older to ride an electric bicycle. A 14-year-old scanned his mother's code to ride a shared electric bike and hit a person, causing a Grade 10 disability (十级伤残); the court ordered the parents to pay about 187,000 (18.7万) CNY. When an underage child is hit, even if the other side is fully at fault, some courts have ruled that the child's side bears part of it themselves.
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 30, tip 20. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer