From Austin Bicycle Helmet Law
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| - | APD really doesn't want this ordinance. This will also put an additional burden on the bike shops as they have to hand out information on the ordinance.
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| - | It would be good to have a list of the issues like:
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| - | How does a police officer apprehend and cite a cyclist without a helmet?
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| - | If the cyclists doesn't have identification what does that mean for the officer?
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| - | If the cyclist is too young to cite how does the officer deal with the child while he finds the parents?
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| - | Will the District Attorney support the prosecution of the offense?
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| - | If cyclists demand a jury trial what is going to happen and what will it cost?
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| - | Will the fines pay for the administration of the program?
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| - | How is a bicycle defined in the ordinance?
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| - | Does an adult on a tricycle have to wear a helmet?
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| - | The Bicycle definitions in the Transportation Code and the Health Code don't cover an adult tricycle or pedicab type vehicle.
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| - | We are probably talking about having some form of diversion program, what will that look like?
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| - | There are lots of questions that are going begging as we debate the efficacy of the helmet. This ordinance should fail of its own weight. Fighting over the value of a helmet in a crash is not going to get us much of anywhere. Everyone will point at the statement by Bruce Todd's doctor and blow off the rest of the argument.
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Current revision as of 08:46, 4 July 2006
