No person under 18 years of age shall operate or ride upon any vehicle covered under this subchapter unless such person is equipped with, and wearing on the head, a crash helmet of a type and design manufactured for such use. 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.
(Prior Code, § 15-1303) Penalty, see § 73.99