Sentences with phrase «helmet laws which»

In any event, the sad fact is that BC's current laws do not reflect the best cycling practices, and they impose few provisions to protect cyclists — save for helmet laws which were introduced in the mid-1990s and impose penalties on cyclists rather than the operators of the machines which pose the clearer risks.

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The bill, which is backed by Bird, would allow scooters to be ridden on sidewalks unless local municipalities explicitly pass a law preventing it and only require riders under 18 to wear helmets.

But the new mayor was not given an easy ride by Labour members on the panel, one of which presented him with a bicycle helmet asking him to promise to obey the law and wear it.

States with universal helmet laws might have cheaper medical - related claim costs, which can reduce insurance costs, but that savings likely has minimal or no impact on riders.

Even in states that require all riders by law to wear helmets, insurers can not police which policyholders are protecting themselves with a helmet.

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

So, in Section 11 of the Employment Act, it states: «Any requirement to wear a safety helmet which... would, by virtue of any statutory provision or rule of law, be imposed on a Sikh who is on a construction site shall not apply to him at any time when he is wearing a turban».

The Advocates evaluated whether or not states had 15 types of laws set in place, which includes constraints on cell phone usage while driving and requirements for seat belts and motorcycle helmets.

If you become involved in a motorcycle accident in Louisville in which you did not comply with the helmet law in Kentucky, you should seek legal representation immediately from a Louisville personal injury attorney.

If you are not wearing a helmet, which is breaking the breaking the law, you may be considered comparatively negligent and may not have sustained injuries if they had been obeying the law.

Under Massachusetts law, motorcyclists must wear helmets which have been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study covering 10 states found that when universal helmet laws, which pertain to all riders, were repealed, helmet use rates dropped from 99 percent to 50 percent.