(a) No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall operate a bicycle, roller skate, roller blade or use a skateboard within the Village unless such person is wearing a protective helmet on his or her head, with the chin strap fastened under their chin. Such helmet shall be appropriately fitted to the size of the operator and shall meet or exceed the standards set by ANSI (American National Standards Institute).
(b) No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be a passenger on a bicycle within the Village unless such person is wearing a protective helmet on his or her head, with the chin strap fastened under the chin. Such helmet shall be appropriately fitted to the size of the operator and shall meet or exceed the standards set by ANSI (American National Standards Institute). This requirement shall also apply to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat which is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.
(c) No parent, guardian or legal custodian of a minor person who engages in conduct prohibited by subsections (a) or (b) shall create a substantial risk to the health or safety of such minor person by aiding, abetting, causing, encouraging or permitting such conduct.
(d) This section shall not be applicable to the operation of a bicycle, roller skating, roller blading or using a skate board on private residential property.
(e) Whoever violates this section shall be given a written warning advising of the violation of this section along with advising of the dangers which may result when a bicycle, roller skating or roller blading, or skateboard accident occurs to a person who is not wearing a helmet. Whoever violates this section on a second offense shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). For each and every subsequent violation of this section, a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be imposed.
(Ord. 2011-40. Passed 9-20-11.)