
Ridgewood NJ, If politicians have their way changes in the state’s helmet laws for teens could be coming soon to New Jersey.
Ice skaters and scooter riders 17 or younger would join cyclist and be required for the first time to wear helmets under legislation being considered in the state Senate. The bill also increases the helmet requirement age for riding a bike, roller skates and skateboards from 16 to 17.
The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee is considering the legislation Thursday. Under current law parents or guardians of a minor who fails to wear a helmet when biking, roller skating or skateboarding face a $25 fine for the first offense. This legislation expands that provision to parents of ice skaters or scooter riders.
Why not in the home when children wrestle or the possibility they may fall. This country is really becoming an overbearing nanny state.
If you want your kid to wear a helmet, put him/her in one. stop passing laws like this just because you can’t get your kid to do what you want.
Very important to have these helmet laws for bike riders. If you fall on your floor at home ; it is very different than falling on concrete from a speeding bike or being thrown.
Kids want to copy other kids at certain ages; so unless there is a law they won’t protect themselves.
Adults are sheep and copy other adults.
I don’t think that kids should wear helmets 24/7, it would be enough to follow some basic safety tips while using bikes, scooters, etc., there are tons of those all around the web – https://myrideontoy.com/how-to-teach-your-kid-to-ride-a-bike/
But if kid avoids safe tips – not a single helmet will save him/her. Those might do it once or twice, but not every day.