Helmet Proposal for Bike Riding

Susy Owen

Attorney

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In Salt Lake City, leaders at City Hall are on the verge of proposing a helmet law that would require all adults to wear a helmet while riding a bike. The proposal got a unanimous thumbs-down from the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee (MABC).

The Committee Chairman Lou Melini said that it wasn't so much that he was against the wearing of helmets, he just does not feel that it should be mandated.

It is arguable that helmets are not the life-saving tools that they are often made out to be. However, there are definitely measures that can be taken to lower the risks of accidents while riding a bicycle such as, bicyclist education, helmet giveaways, and the use of lights and bright clothes during night rides when half of all accidents occur.