Should bicycle helmets be mandatory in California?

[V4]

i think here in sf its rare to see a bicyclist without a helmet. like fashion status symbol

the ones without usually look like meth heads on cruiser bicycles

 

[Marcoose]

i think here in sf its rare to see a bicyclist without a helmet. like fashion status symbol

the ones without usually look like meth heads on cruiser bicycles

I see helmet-less bicyclists all the time and they look like normal people.

 

[Kurosaki]

I was under the impression there already was a helmet law for everyone and people just don't follow it and cops don't enforce it much (ever)

Learn something new everyday.

 

[V4]

I see helmet-less bicyclists all the time and they look like normal people.

its sf...theyre either meth addicts or.just.stole.the bicycle theyre riding...so if you see a little girl that.looks like shes riding to school call the cops.on her....

 

[teg916]

Only if we make shoes mandatory for walking on a public sidewalk. We wouldn't want you to cut your foot or stub your toe.

Any sports practice, Or game, even if it is just a father and son shall require full protective gear. Helmet, pads, jockstrap... Whatever is required to play that sport professionally.

There will be no swimming allowed in the oceans, lakes, and rivers unless you are wearing approved flotation gear.

As long as we pass all of these laws together, I think it would make sense.

 

[mrmarklin]

Soooooo many cute girls riding their fixies down Broadway during the day with no helmets. Please think of the cute girls!


I just don't want to pay the taxes to pay for all their head trauma treatment when/if they smack their dumb heads and have no insurance. Helmets, just do it.

No extra taxes because Obama Care.

 

[budman]

Only if we make shoes mandatory for walking on a public sidewalk. We wouldn't want you to cut your foot or stub your toe.

Any sports practice, Or game, even if it is just a father and son shall require full protective gear. Helmet, pads, jockstrap... Whatever is required to play that sport professionally.

There will be no swimming allowed in the oceans, lakes, and rivers unless you are wearing approved flotation gear.

As long as we pass all of these laws together, I think it would make sense.

You could be elected a Senator in California with that platform.
No problem.

 

[AbsolutEnduser]

Does that extend to questionable choices like:
- not exercising, leading to diabeetus?
- having kids, leading to kids?
- smoking, leading to lung disease?
- drinking too much, leading to cirrhosis of the liver?
- teetotalism, leading to being a bore at parties?
- playing outside as a kid instead of studying, leading to poor grades and a life of unemployment benefits?

Agreed!

I think everyone should be required to wear helmets and required to purchase health insurance (if they walk outside). Only that way we can feel everything is equal and nobody is getting nothing off ZagiFlyer's taxes, dammit!

 

[sanjuro]

Schwarzenegger says FU Helmets!

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/m...-a-bike-without-a-helmet-20150317-1m0s5c.html

Melbourne police officers pull up Arnold Schwarzenegger for riding a bike without a helmet