is there a way to legally have two adult sized persons on one bicycle without...

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...having to get a tandem bike? i was just recently stopped by a police officer in davis, california for giving my friend a ride on the back of my bike. she was riding on the rack and was holding onto my shoulders in order to keep steady.
 
It's not "illegal" to have someone ride on your bike with you, but it's dangerous. The police officer was just looking out for safety. He couldn't fine or ticket you for it.

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Found this post in another forum:

"in the US, as far as i know there is no federal law, so set by individual state law --- so varies by state -- but most states have laws something like "bike must have a seat for each rider" or something similar often with special specifications of what designates a seat with special attention given to child seats... some states also specifically prohibit more than one rider on a bike designed for 1 person or specifically prohibit riding on handlebars or whatever

that said, i sometimes use my rear-rack and extra long rear-skewer for my trailer as footpegs to transport a passenger... i suppose depending on your interpretation the rear rack COULD be argued to be a "seat"... i've never been stopped by the police. i also see 2 on a bike relatively often in Munich, but that doesn't mean it's legal (wrong-way cycling is also common and illegal)

just guessing, but w/o a seating surface i would be surprized if it's not illegal... now if you built some kind of a rear rack with a pad that works as a seat, maybe it might be legal ? maybe someone here knows the actual law for Scottland."
 
In most states, the law states each rider must have a seat that is permanently affixed to the bicycle. In my youth, when nobody wore helmets, we often gave each other rides, the "passenger" sitting on the top tube with both legs out to one side, or straddling the rear fender if it was strong enough, like on the old Columbia that I used to deliver newspapers.

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