Int. No. 1160
By Council Members Miller, Rosenthal, Powers, Maisel, Holden, Rivera and Grodenchik
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring all persons under the age of 18 to wear a helmet while operating a bicycle.
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 19-171 of subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
? 19-171. Helmet requirement for persons [under the age of fourteen] operating scooters and bicycles.
a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term "public highway" means any highway, road, street, roadway, sidewalk, avenue, alley, public place, public driveway or any other public way.
(2) The term "scooter" means a device propelled by muscular power, consisting of a footboard between end wheels and an upright handle attached to a front wheel or to the footboard.
(3) The term "bicycle" means a vehicle composed of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by muscular power exerted on pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel.
(4) The term "wearing a helmet" means having a helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the helmet straps.
b. This section is applicable to the operation of a scooter or bicycle upon any public highway or any private road open to public motor vehicle traffic, and within a park or other area under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of parks and recreation.
c. No person less than [fourteen] 14 years of age shall operate a scooter and no person less than 18 years of age shall operate a bicycle unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet standards), the Snell Memorial Foundation's standards for protective headgear for use in bicycling, the American Socie...
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