Sentences with phrase «bike helmet law»

Do mandatory bike helmet laws reduce injuries?

Whatever the merits of bike helmet laws in general, the costs clearly outweigh them in relation to bike - share schemes like CityCycle in Brisbane.

Mexico City, in fact, relaxed its bike helmet laws in order to implement a bike share system.

This month's November 2012 issue of Toronto LIfe Magazine tried to make the case for making wearing bike helmets the law.

Not exact matches

Charles E. Boyk Law Office is partnering with Wersell's Bike Shop to hold its annual Bikes for Kids project where one deserving child is gifted a free bike, helmet and lock each week of the summer.

Only about half of states have a law requiring kids to wear bike helmets while cycling, according to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute — so «parent law» needs to fill in where state law falls short.

The law firm of Martin, Harding and Mazzotti LLP is also donating hundreds of new bike helmets to police departments in the Capital Region to distribute to children who need them.

, and the police chief is on Ingrid's tail, grilling her about everything from bike - helmet law to the color of her cleats.

Another interesting bike - share development: How to rent helmets to bike share users in cities with helmet laws is a thorny problem that may be holding back some U.S. systems.

Oregon law requires that they wear bike helmets when riding a bike, and wear one they should.

the era before helmet laws and child bike safety legislation.

Are helmet laws and mandatory sidepath laws considered \» bike - friendly \»?

A lot of people are blaming the helmet law in Seattle for the failure of the bike share system, including Janette Sadik - Kahn, who tweets:

I noted that in Seattle, which also has a helmet law but also a bike share system, they have these helmet boxes.

A new study released in the Journal of Pediatrics looked at the death rate in Ontario, Canada for kids on bikes before and after the mandatory helmet law was passed in 1995 and found that it cut the death rate in half.

But it is also clear that helmet laws cause far more trouble than they are worth, are not all that effective and are keeping people off bikes just when we should be recognizing them as part of our transportation systems.

Add that to the list of by - products of a misguided helmet law: Insurance requirements for * anyone * doing business on bikes.

However many studies have shown that helmet laws keep people off bikes, both by the inconvenience and discomfort and by scaring possible riders.

Children under 14 must by law wear a helmet when biking, but helmets are ALWAYS a good idea, no matter how old you get.

If a helmet law is in place, it behooves a city or other provider of bike share services to also offer helmets.

Read more at TreeHugger about biking scofflaws: 6 Ways to Diffuse Anti-Cyclist Road Rage 8 Ways to Create Utopias for Peds and Cyclists Do Bicycle Helmet Laws Do More Harm Than Good?

Breakstone, White & Gluck, a Boston personal injury law firm, is donating bike helmets to children through a number of cycling organizations this year.

The rest have their own helmet laws dictating when and how you should wear helmets while on your bike.

The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute reminds everyone safety when peddling is smart and it's the law: wear a helmet and make sure your children do, especially in the 22 states with more than 200 local ordinances that mandate helmets for kids on Helmet Safety Institute reminds everyone safety when peddling is smart and it's the law: wear a helmet and make sure your children do, especially in the 22 states with more than 200 local ordinances that mandate helmets for kids on helmet and make sure your children do, especially in the 22 states with more than 200 local ordinances that mandate helmets for kids on bikes.

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Cyclists under 18 years old who are biking on the public road are required to wear bicycle helmets, by law.

Goldfinger Law has long supported local community initiatives to get children to wear helmets while riding bikes.

The Australian reported (paywall) that some doctors had urged parliament to dismantle laws requiring cyclists to wear helmets, saying the safety measure was dissuading unfit Australians from riding their bikes.