pillion

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Dorset Police previously said the rider and a pillion passenger left the scene, leaving the woman with injuries that were not serious.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Riding pillion on a neighbour’s motorcycle for 40 minutes through hillsides dotted with paddy fields, the 34-year-old health worker headed for the Mathalput Community Health Centre.

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2021

One particular issue is the practice of pillion riders, who are at more risk due to not being in control.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2019

As the convoy left the hospital it was chased by two motorcycle film crews, with one cameraman standing on the pillion seat.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2017

He had a little round picture of the identical grey horse, caparisoned with the identical pillion, before which he used to do a sort of fetish worship, and abuse turnpike-roads and carriages.

From Tom Brown's School Day's by Hughes, Thomas