Bike Helmet Ages
can i ride my bike without a helmet in CA?
i really want to know if i can ride my bike without a helmet, i mean if it is legal to do it?
do you have to be a certain age to do it without a helmet or is it not allowed at all?
It is illegal to ride without a helmet in CA if you are under 18 per California Vehicle Code section 21212(a):
21212. (a) A person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard, nor shall they wear in-line or roller skates, nor ride upon a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard as a passenger, upon a street, bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet that meets the standards of either the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), or standards subsequently established by those entities. This requirement also applies to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat that is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.
A look at what is currently available on eBay
 brand new!! | SCHWINN CHILD BIKE HELMET (fits ages 5+) US $15.00 
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 safe | SCHWINN CHILD BIKE HELMET (fits ages 5+) US $15.50
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 EUC Power Rangers DinoThunder bike helmet, ages 5-8 US $12.31
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 NEW Rasku Child Bike Helmet Gorilla Blue Raskullz Ages 3+ 48-52cm US $24.99
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 Transformers Bike Helmet with Bike Bell, Ages 5+ NEW US $14.99
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