Question about riding bikes

karebear · 03-20-2008, 12:50 PM

i'm not sure if my parents made this up so that id wear a helmet when i ride a bike when i was young, but

is it illegal not to wear a helmet when youre riding a bike?
they always used to tell me that ill get a fine if i dont wear a helmet whilst riding my bike.
so does anyone of you know if this is true?

supatsa · 03-20-2008, 01:03 PM

I think that is a law to wear a helmet, and apparently your not allow to ride a bike on the sidewalk either, you have to ride along with the cars, on the road.

isn't it safer to ride on the sidewalk than on the streets. If you were to hit someone that person won't die, but if a car hits you, you would most likely die, if the hit was hard.

karebear · 03-20-2008, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supatsa

I think that is a law to wear a helmet, and apparently your not allow to ride a bike on the sidewalk either, you have to ride along with the cars, on the road.

isn't it safer to ride on the sidewalk than on the streets. If you were to hit someone that person won't die, but if a car hits you, you would most likely die, if the hit was hard.

that's true. i think riding on the road would be so much mor edangerous for the cars on the road too, because if a car on the right lane was swerving away from a bicyclist, there's that chance that it can hit the car on the let lane...

does anyone know how much the fine is?

JU!CYY · 03-20-2008, 01:25 PM

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i honestly think if you are gonna ride a bike, wear a helmet no matter if there's a law or not.
I don't understand when ppl don't wear a helmet when riding, you are just endangering yourself,
head traumas can be fatal. no matter how well you can ride, accidents do happen, it might not be you that's at fault, but there's soo many stupid ppl out there that cause the accidents!
i'm just really upset because couple years ago i was driving down north road and this bus literally tried to force a teenage cyclist off the road because he was going to slow, the cyclist fell down, and almost got ran over by the bus! i got soo pissed off, i recored the bus license plate and reported it to the translink. i just thought it was ridiculous, and what was worst was after the cyclist fell, the bus driver opened his doors and started yelling at the guy.

ryeguy · 03-21-2008, 12:14 AM

i think it's a law, but it's not strictly enforced.. i have yet to hear of someone getting a ticket for not wearing a helmet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by krean

i'm not sure if my parents made this up so that id wear a helmet when i ride a bike when i was young, but

is it illegal not to wear a helmet when youre riding a bike?
they always used to tell me that ill get a fine if i dont wear a helmet whilst riding my bike.
so does anyone of you know if this is true?

xxk1nky · 03-21-2008, 12:15 AM

it is part of the law and it is illegal, i believe.

crownme · 03-21-2008, 03:06 PM

In Ontario, "Cyclists under 18 are required by law to wear an approved bicycle helmet when riding a bike on a roadway or sidewalk in Ontario." But I was just thinking... what about people who wear religious headgear?

bubble · 03-25-2008, 08:52 PM

For one I think helmet law is ridiculous, it only gives motorist excuse not to drive more safely around cyclist.

Bikes are not allowed on the sidewalks, too dangerous to pedestrians. Both the helmet and sidewalk laws are rarely enforced.

Truth, people everywhere in the world ride their bikes quite safely without a helmet, North America is the only place in the world that uses helmet laws.

Example, a female cyclist in Copenhagen.

This picture was taken in Amsterdam

Banff, Alberta. Apparently this bike cost more than most used cars.

By all means, wear a helmet if you are inexperience in riding in traffic. Safe and reasonable riding provides far more security than a helmet could ever do.

03-20-2008, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
karebear Full Member Join Date: Apr 2006 POSTS: 596 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Question about riding bikes i'm not sure if my parents made this up so that id wear a helmet when i ride a bike when i was young, but is it illegal not to wear a helmet when youre riding a bike? they always used to tell me that ill get a fine if i dont wear a helmet whilst riding my bike. so does anyone of you know if this is true?

03-20-2008, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
supatsa Full Member Duck Hunt Champion! Homers Beer Run Champion! Sandwich Stacker Champion! Sea Monster Champion! Snipers Champion! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,190 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 8 Thanked 41 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Question about riding bikes I think that is a law to wear a helmet, and apparently your not allow to ride a bike on the sidewalk either, you have to ride along with the cars, on the road. isn't it safer to ride on the sidewalk than on the streets. If you were to hit someone that person won't die, but if a car hits you, you would most likely die, if the hit was hard. __________________ ~ My Closet for sale ~

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JU!CYY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,492 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 18 Thanked 73 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Question about riding bikes check out this site i honestly think if you are gonna ride a bike, wear a helmet no matter if there's a law or not. I don't understand when ppl don't wear a helmet when riding, you are just endangering yourself, head traumas can be fatal. no matter how well you can ride, accidents do happen, it might not be you that's at fault, but there's soo many stupid ppl out there that cause the accidents! i'm just really upset because couple years ago i was driving down north road and this bus literally tried to force a teenage cyclist off the road because he was going to slow, the cyclist fell down, and almost got ran over by the bus! i got soo pissed off, i recored the bus license plate and reported it to the translink. i just thought it was ridiculous, and what was worst was after the cyclist fell, the bus driver opened his doors and started yelling at the guy.

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xxk1nky Full Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BURNABY POSTS: 1,271 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Question about riding bikes it is part of the law and it is illegal, i believe.

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crownme Full Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: GTA POSTS: 579 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Question about riding bikes In Ontario, "Cyclists under 18 are required by law to wear an approved bicycle helmet when riding a bike on a roadway or sidewalk in Ontario." But I was just thinking... what about people who wear religious headgear?

03-25-2008, 08:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
bubble Mallvibes Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 8 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Question about riding bikes For one I think helmet law is ridiculous, it only gives motorist excuse not to drive more safely around cyclist. Bikes are not allowed on the sidewalks, too dangerous to pedestrians. Both the helmet and sidewalk laws are rarely enforced. Truth, people everywhere in the world ride their bikes quite safely without a helmet, North America is the only place in the world that uses helmet laws. Example, a female cyclist in Copenhagen. This picture was taken in Amsterdam Banff, Alberta. Apparently this bike cost more than most used cars. By all means, wear a helmet if you are inexperience in riding in traffic. Safe and reasonable riding provides far more security than a helmet could ever do.

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