BIKE: Re: Helmet law for kids

[Michael Bluejay]

On Mar 21, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Mike Dahmus wrote:

>> I hate to get picky, but the helmet law was not repealed, it was 
>> amended
>> to apply only to chlidren (<18).  This is important to me for two 
>> reasons:
>
> Actually, as I recall, we got it canned for kids too due to the
> disproportionate enforcement against minorities. Tommy probably 
> remembers
> more details.
>

I'm tempted to say, dream on.  I'm sure we would have heard about this 
had it actually happened.  And according to the Code of Ordinances on 
the City's website (linked from the coverage of this topic on 
BicycleAustin), the law is still very much on the books.

-MBJ-