Chapter 158 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC.
158-47.1 BICYCLISTS REQUIRED TO WEAR SAFETY HELMETS
Every
person fourteen (14) years of age or younger shall wear a protective
helmet
that meets the standards promulgated by the American National Standards
Institute or the Snell Memorial Foundation whenever riding, or being
carried on
a bicycle on any highway (as defined in Virginia Code Section
46.2-100),
sidewalk, or public bicycle path within the corporate limits of the
Town of
Front Royal.
Persons
of
any age shall wear protective helmet that meets the standards
promulgated by
the American National Standards Institute or approved by the
Superintendent of
the Virginia Department of State Police whenever riding or being
carried on a
moped on any highway [as defined in Virginia Code Section 46.2-100],
within the
corporate limits of the Town of Front Royal.
Any
violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of
twenty-five
dollars ($25.00). However, such fine shall be suspended (i) for
first-time
violators and (ii) for violators who, subsequent to the violation, but
prior to
imposition of the fine, purchase helmets of the type required by this
ordinance.
Violation
of
this ordinance shall not constitute negligence, assumption of risk, be
considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible
in
evidence, or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the
recovery of damages arising out of the operation of any bicycle or
moped, nor
shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule, or
procedure
pertaining to any civil action.
(Ord.
No. 10-96 Added Entire Section
6-13-96-Effective 7-1-96)
(Ord.
No. 26-99 Amended
12-20-99-Effective Upon Passage)