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09-04-07, 10:15 AM
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)
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)