Do you have to have a helmet to ride a bicycle if you are over the age of 18?

Answer 1

Depends on the local laws, some places they can get fined if they don't in others the law doesn't care. As far as I'm concerned it makes sense to wear a helmet whether it's the law or not. It might not save you if you get thrown under a truck, but it can offer some valuable protection for a less dramatic accident.

Answer 2

That's not Always true.

The laws regarding bicycle use can be different from one Place to Another.

While it is a bit silly, there are a couple of different reasons:

• adults are allowed to make more decisions regarding their own lives than kids and teens.
• bicycle accidents that lead to serious head injuries for people riding casually are quite rare. there isn't much safety gained by forcing all riders to wear helmets all the time.
• many adults don't like to wear helmets. There is some concern that these people would stop riding if they were forced to wear helmets. If they stop riding, they miss out on some exercise. There might a be a bigger risk of people getting sick from lack of exercise than from riding w/o helmets.
• if helmet riding is required by law, then that law has to be enforced. If many won't use helmets, then a lot of police Resources will be spent giving these people fines.

Personally, I Think helmets make perfect sense. Even the results from a minor injury - split eyebrow, scalp abrasions etc isn't much fun. Buying and wearing a helmet is a cheap price if all it ever does is keep me out of the ER once.

Answer 3

The laws are different from place to place, and you haven't told where you ride.

Answer 4

No, age doesn't matter. Anybody can fall off and get serious head injury if the head is unprotected.

Answer 5

Depends on where you are, the rules are different from place to place.