PRINTER'S NO. 4124
No. 2834 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, READSHAW, LEDERER, GEORGE, LUCYK,
BISHOP, FRANKEL, ORIE, LAUGHLIN, MELIO, BELARDI, CORRIGAN,
SCHRODER, GEIST, MARKOSEK, BATTISTO, SHANER, CLYMER, DAILEY,
GRUCELA, RUBLEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, PISTELLA, SOLOBAY, KENNEY,
BELFANTI, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, COSTA, WASHINGTON, L. I. COHEN,
YOUNGBLOOD, M. COHEN, BLAUM AND YUDICHAK, OCTOBER 12, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 12, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, adding a definition; and further providing for
3 pedalcycle helmets.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
8 § 102. Definitions.
9 Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
10 provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
11 provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
12 used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
13 indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
14 * * *
15 "Scooter." A vehicle propelled solely by human power with a
16 handlebar and two or more wheels and a platform to hold the
1 operator. The term does not include any pedal-driven conveyance.
2 * * *
3 Section 2. Section 3510(a), (b) and (b.1) of Title 75 are
4 amended to read:
5 § 3510. Pedalcycle helmets for certain persons.
6 (a) General rule.--A person under 12 years of age shall not
7 operate a pedalcycle or scooter or ride as a passenger on a
8 pedalcycle or scooter unless the person is wearing a pedalcycle
9 helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards
10 Institute, the American Society for Testing and Materials, the
11 Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear
12 for Use in Bicycling or any other nationally recognized standard
13 for pedalcycle helmet approval. This subsection shall also apply
14 to a person who rides:
15 (1) upon a pedalcycle while in a restraining seat
16 attached to a pedalcycle; or
17 (2) in a trailer towed by a pedalcycle.
18 (b) Helmet to be labeled.--Any helmet sold or offered for
19 sale for use by operators and passengers of pedalcycles or
20 scooters shall be labeled in accordance with the standard
21 described in subsection (a), which shall constitute the
22 manufacturer's certification that the helmet conforms to the
23 applicable safety standards.
24 (b.1) Sale of helmet.--No person shall sell or offer for
25 sale for use by an operator or passenger of a pedalcycle or
26 scooter a helmet which is not of a type meeting the requirements
27 established by this section.
28 * * *
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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