(A) No person under 18 years of age shall operate or ride upon any motorcycle or motor scooter unless the person is equipped with and wearing on the head a crash helmet of a type which complies with the standards established by the State Department of Public Safety.
(B) All crash helmets shall consist of lining, padding and chin straps and be of the type as not to distort the view of the driver.
(C) The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove protective head gear and eye-protective devices sold and required herein and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for approved protective headgear and eye-protective devices by name and type. The Department may not recommend one brand in preference to another if quality is identical.
(Prior Code, § 16-1217) Penalty, see § 70.999