PRINTER'S NO. 432
No. 415 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MAYERNIK, DiGIROLAMO, DALEY, CAPPABIANCA, BLAUM,
BELARDI, BARD, GEIST, L. I. COHEN, COSTA, D. EVANS, GEORGE,
LAUGHLIN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MICHLOVIC, RUBLEY, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STEELMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRELLO, WASHINGTON,
C. WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD, EACHUS AND HORSEY, JANUARY 31, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 31, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for pedalcycle helmets for
3 certain persons.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3510(a), (b), (b.1) and (e) of Title 75
7 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 3510. Pedalcycle helmets for certain persons.
9 (a) General rule.--A person under 12 years of age shall not
10 operate a pedalcycle [or], ride as a passenger on a pedalcycle,
11 operate a scooter or ride as a passenger on a scooter unless the
12 person is wearing a pedalcycle helmet meeting the standards of
13 the American National Standards Institute, the American Society
14 for Testing and Materials, the Snell Memorial Foundation's
15 Standards for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling or any
16 other nationally recognized standard for pedalcycle helmet
17 approval. This subsection shall also apply to a person who
1 rides:
2 (1) upon a pedalcycle while in a restraining seat
3 attached to a pedalcycle; or
4 (2) in a trailer towed by a pedalcycle.
5 (b) Helmet to be labeled.--Any helmet sold or offered for
6 sale for use by operators and passengers of pedalcycles or
7 scooters shall be labeled in accordance with the standard
8 described in subsection (a), which shall constitute the
9 manufacturer's certification that the helmet conforms to the
10 applicable safety standards.
11 (b.1) Sale of helmet.--No person shall sell or offer for
12 sale for use by an operator or passenger of a pedalcycle or
13 scooter a helmet which is not of a type meeting the requirements
14 established by this section.
15 * * *
16 (e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the [term
17 "wearing a pedalcycle helmet" means having] following words and
18 phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
19 subsection:
20 "Scooter." A vehicle that has two wheels with a low
21 footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar and is
22 propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting
23 the other on the footboard.
24 "Wearing a pedalcycle helmet." Having a pedalcycle helmet of
25 good fit fastened securely upon the head with the helmet straps.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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