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Old 08-03-2010, 11:52 PM
 
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I was curious if there is a law in Boise regarding wearing a helmet while bicycling such as biking on the Greenbelt and the such.
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Old 08-04-2010, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Tigard, Oregon
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There's no law for motorcycle helmets and I've never heard of one for bicyclists. We'd see PSAs and ads like the one for seatbelts if there were one. Though it is ALWAYS a great idea.
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Old 08-04-2010, 12:33 PM
 
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Thanx for the response, it seems like every video/pix I see of the greenbelt and foothills the bikers always seem to be wearing helmets so I wasn't sure.
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Old 08-04-2010, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Tigard, Oregon
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Biking of all kinds is very popular around here; Mountain, road, recreational. Serious bikers understand it's importance and the community/media does offer reminders and programs to get helmets for low income kids. It really the right and smart thing to do for safety sake, just not the law.
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Old 08-05-2010, 01:15 PM
 
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There's no law for motorcycle helmets and I've never heard of one for bicyclists. We'd see PSAs and ads like the one for seatbelts if there were one. Though it is ALWAYS a great idea.
Not entirely true on Motorcycles. The deal is that if you are 21 or older you don't have to wear a helmet, if you are under the age of 21 you have to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Either way though a moot point as there is no helmet law for bicycles regardless of age. I would concur with the above posts though that if you do quite a bit of bike riding that a helmet would be a good idea.
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Old 08-05-2010, 01:55 PM
 
Location: Tigard, Oregon
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Actually it's 18.

"No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall ride upon a motorcycle as operator or passenger, upon any highway, unless at all times when so operating or riding upon the vehicle he is wearing, as part of his motorcycle equipment, a protective safety helmet of a type and quality equal to or better than the standards established for helmets by the director."
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Old 08-05-2010, 06:00 PM
 
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They changed it this year then. It used to be 21.
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