Bicycle Helmet Law

Delaware Bicycle Helmet Law

Delaware’s Bicycle Helmet Law States:

All persons under the age of 16 must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet while :
1. operating a bicycle.
2. riding upon a bicycle.
3. riding as a passenger on a bicycle.
4. riding in a trailer towed by a bicycle.
5. riding upon a bicycle while in an attached restraining seat.
As of March 1999, all bicycle helmets made in or imported to the United States must meet a uniform safety standard issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Among other things, this means that bike helmets for children ages 1 to 5 will cover more of their heads, giving them more protection. After March 1999, look for a label or sticker that says the helmet meets the new CPSC standard.
The law applies at all times while a bicycle is being operated on any property open to the public or used by the public for pedestrian and vehicular purposes.
Parents or Guardians shall be fined if a child is found to not be wearing a bicycle helmet.
The fine for the first violation is $25, and $50 for subsequent violations.
The court may dismiss all charges upon the presentation of evidence that an approved helmet has been purchased or obtained for use.

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