(A) A child riding a bicycle, including a child as a passenger on a bicycle or a person in tow of a bicycle, upon any public area, shall wear an approved bicycle helmet which shall be worn over the head and equipped with either a neck or chin strap that shall be fastened securely while the bicycle is in motion.
(B) No person shall transport a child on a bicycle or in tow of a bicycle upon any public area, unless the child is wearing an approved bicycle helmet over the head and equipped with either a neck or chin strap that shall be fastened securely while the bicycle is in motion. Each child transported in violation of this division shall be considered a separate offense chargeable to the person in control of the bicycle.
(C) The guardian of a child is responsible for requiring that the child under his or her care wears an approved bicycle helmet while bicycling, or riding as a passenger on a bicycle or in tow of a bicycle, in any public area, and that the child has the neck or chin strap of the helmet fastened securely. Each child not wearing an approved bicycle helmet in violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense chargeable to the parent or guardian.
(D) It is a defense to this section for a person wearing an unapproved bicycle helmet that the helmet was furnished in conjunction with his or her lease of the bicycle by a person engaged in the business of leasing bicycles and that the helmet was fastened securely while bicycling.
(E) The guardian of a person under the age of 16 years shall not knowingly allow, or fail to take reasonable steps, to prevent that person from operating or riding on a bicycle or other cycle not powered by a motor on a public highway, bicycle path or any right-of-way or publicly owned facilities under the jurisdiction of the City of Parker, unless that person is wearing an approved bicycle helmet fastened securely.
(Ord. 634, passed 10-14-2008)