PRINTER'S NO. 883
No. 813 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY VEON, MOEHLMANN, JACKSON, HASAY, NOYE, BOWSER,
FOSTER, MURPHY, KUKOVICH, DeWEESE, PRESTON, O'DONNELL AND
PERZEL, MARCH 11, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 11, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, exempting certain persons from the requirement that
3 motorcycle riders wear protective headgear.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3525 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 3525. Protective equipment for motorcycle riders.
9 (a) Protective headgear.--No person shall operate or ride
10 upon a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle (other than a
11 motorized pedalcycle) unless he is wearing protective headgear
12 which complies with standards established by the department.
13 (b) Eye-protective devices.--No person shall operate or ride
14 upon a motorcycle (other than a motorized pedalcycle) unless he
15 is wearing an eye-protective device of a type approved by the
16 department.
17 (c) Approval of equipment.--The department may approve or
18 disapprove protective headgear and eye-protective devices
1 required under this section and may issue and enforce
2 regulations establishing standards and specifications for the
3 approval of the headgear and devices. The department shall
4 publish lists of all protective headgear and eye-protective
5 devices by name and type which have been approved.
6 (d) [Exception] Exceptions.--
7 (1) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) shall not
8 apply to the operator or any occupant of a three-wheeled
9 motorcycle equipped with an enclosed cab.
10 (2) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to
11 a person 21 years of age or older who possesses a valid
12 driver's license.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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