NC 20-171.7. - NC 20-171.7.

§ 20-171.7. Legislative findings and purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Disability and death of children resulting from injuries sustained in bicycling accidents are a serious threat to the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of this State, and the prevention of that disability and death is a goal of all North Carolinians. (2) Head injuries are the leading cause of disability and death from bicycling accidents. (3) The risk of head injury from bicycling accidents is significantly reduced for bicyclists who wear proper protective bicycle helmets; yet helmets are worn by fewer than five percent (5%) of child bicyclists nationwide. (4) The risk of head injury or of any other injury to a small child who is a passenger on a bicycle operated by another pe...