There's another thread in A&S proper about this case where a woman who killed a kid cyclist is suing the cyclist's family. Pertinent to this thread is in bold, below...:

Driver of SUV that hit cyclists suing dead teen’s family

...the female motorist who struck and killed a teenage cyclist 18 months ago is now suing the estate of the dead boy for more than $1 million.

They particularly believe that the boys were blamed for the accident that killed Brandon — that it was their fault because only two of the bikes had what the police called “minimal reflectors,” because they were riding abreast, because their clothing was dark, albeit with reflectors, because they weren’t wearing helmets.

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Now of course this hasn't gone to trial yet, and such arguments could be summarily dismissed, but here you have it... a lawyer going after a dead cyclist as irresponsible for not wearing a helmet. Regardless of what goes down in court, it's being cited in media as irresponsibility on the part of the dead kid.