Tidbit for City of Dallas Residents

[mrbubl]

Just so you know..........should someone drive up and ask..Dallas City Ordinance:

SEC. 9-8. BICYCLE HELMET REQUIRED.

(a) A person commits an offense if he operates or rides upon a bicycle or any side car, trailer, child carrier, seat, or other device attached to a bicycle without wearing a helmet.

(b) A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he knowingly causes or permits, or by insufficient control allows, the minor to operate or ride upon a bicycle or any side car, trailer, child carrier, seat, or other device attached to a bicycle, without the minor wearing a helmet.

(c) A person commits an offense if he transports another person upon a bicycle or any side car, trailer, child carrier, seat, or other device attached to a bicycle, without the other person wearing a helmet.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) that:

(1) the bicycle was not being operated upon a public way at the time of the alleged offense; or

(2) for a first offense only, the person owns or has acquired a helmet for himself or his passenger, whichever is applicable, prior to appearance in municipal court. (Ord. 22764, eff. 9/1/96)

[StephenH]

There's a summary of helmet laws here:

http://www.helmets.org/mandator.htm

[MMACH 5]

In the thousands of miles I've logged, riding to work, I've been asked lots of things by drivers, friends and co-workers, (i.e.-"Aren't you scared to ride on those busy roads?" "How crazy ARE you to ride that far on those busy roads?" "Has your wife made funeral plans for when you get run over riding on those busy roads?"—there's a bit of a theme there).
However, I can't say that I've ever been asked about a helmet law in Dallas.
I do find it interesting that you have to wear a helmet on a bicycle, but not on a motorcycle. I guess they have a stronger lobby than we do.;)