SECTION 385.125: BICYCLE HELMET REQUIRED
A. For purposes of this Section, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following meanings:
BICYCLE: A human-powered vehicle with two (2) wheels in tandem designed to transport, by the act of pedaling, one (1) or more persons seated on one (1) or more saddle seats on the frame. Bicycle includes, but is not limited to, a human-powered vehicle designed to transport by the act of pedaling which has more than two (2) wheels when the vehicle is used on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public road or right-of-way. This also includes a tricycle.
BICYCLE HELMET: A piece of headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standard for protective bicycle helmets set by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Federal safety standard, those developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Snell Memorial Foundation or the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
IN-LINE SKATES--ROLLER SKATES: A pair of devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels attached, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to glide or propel the user over the ground.
OPERATOR: A person under the age of seventeen (17) who travels on a bicycle or tricycle seated on a saddle seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle. This includes wearers of roller blades or roller skates, users of skateboards and scooters.
OTHER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY: Any right-of-way other than a public roadway, public bicycle path or sidewalk that is under the jurisdiction and control of the State or the City of Florissant.
PASSENGER: Any person under the age of seventeen (17) who travels in a motor vehicle in any manner except as a driver; and any person who travels on a bicycle in any manner except as the operator.
PUBLIC BICYCLE PATH: A right-of-way under the jurisdiction and control of the State or the City of Florissant for use primarily by bicyclists and pedestrians.
SKATEBOARD: A set of wheels attached to a platform or flat surface, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to glide or propel the user over the ground.
B. Bicycle Helmet Required.
1. Every person under the age of seventeen (17) operating or being a passenger on a bicycle or using in-line skates, roller skates, a skateboard or a scooter on a public roadway, public bicycle path, in any park or public right-of-way, shall wear a bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
2. No person under the age of seventeen (17) operating a bicycle on a public roadway, public path, in any park or public right-of-way shall allow anyone to ride as a passenger unless the passenger is wearing a bicycle helmet as defined in this Chapter; or else is in an enclosed trailer or other device which meets or exceeds current nationally recognized standards of design and manufacture for the protection of the passenger's head from impacts in an accident without the need for a helmet.
3. No person under the age of seventeen (17) operating a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path, in any park or public right-of-way shall allow anyone who is either four (4) years old or younger, weighing forty (40) pounds or less, to ride as a passenger on the bicycle, other than in a seat, which shall adequately retain the passenger in place and protect the passenger from the bicycle's moving parts in accordance with standards set up by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Federal safety standard, those developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Snell Memorial Foundation or the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM). (CC 1990 §16-368; Ord. No. 6913, 10-27-03)
SECTION 385.130: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Any person seventeen (17) years of age or older who violates any provision of this Chapter is guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). If any person under seventeen (17) years of age violates any provision of this Chapter in the presence of a Police Officer, said officer may impound the bicycle or motorized bicycle involved for a period not to exceed five (5) days upon issuance of a receipt to the child riding it or to its owner
