Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Although for the sake of those not reading the article, the comment was just an aside in a case having nothing to do with cycling and doesn't create binding authority. In fact, as the author goes on to say, the aside is not even true in Illinois state law.
It appears that warrior4130 is wrong about the law in the majority of states, and his certainty misguided.
He also has some difficulty with mute/moot usage.
In my state, besides those on military bases, the helmet laws are all at county and city levels. It's illegal to ride helmetless right here, but it's OK about 6 miles north of here. As you travel north you encounter many stretches of road between 5 and 35 miles long where helmets are required.
One municipality repealed its helmet law a couple of years ago. I'd like to see that continue as a trend instead of more restrictive legislation.