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Is it legal to not wear a helmet while riding a bicycle in Portland, Oregon?

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According to your Portland law below it is only illegal if your under 16 but to be honest its a good idea no matter what age you are.
Here is where I got my helmet. http://www.2wheelbikes.com/helmet-adult-gl-bike-accessories.html

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814.485: Failure to wear protective headgear; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear if the person is under 16 years of age, operates or rides on a bicycle on a highway or on premises open to the public and is not wearing protective headgear of a type approved under ORS 815.052.

(2) Exemptions from this section are as provided in ORS 814.487.

(3) The offense described in this section, failure of a bicycle operator or rider to wear protective headgear, is a traffic violation punishable by a maximum fine of $25. [1993 c.408 §2; 1995 c.581 §1]

driveing comparisons of oregon and new york?




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what are the road diffrences and rules and what are diffrent about them ? and alike ?


Answer
Here's the Laws/rules for Oregon:
Hand-held ban no
All cellphone ban drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner's permit or an intermediate license
Texting ban drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner's permit or an intermediate license
Enforcement secondary
Maximum posted speed limits for passenger vehicles
Rural interstates (mph) 65;
trucks: 55
Urban interstates (mph) 55
Other limited access roads (mph) 55
Other roads (mph) 55
Licensing system for young drivers â learner stage
Minimum entry age 15
Mandatory holding period 6 months
Minimum amount of supervised driving 50 hours2(100 hours without driver education)
Licensing system for young drivers â intermediate stage restrictions on driving while unsupervised
Minimum age 162
Nighttime restrictions midnight-5 am
Passenger restrictions
(family members excepted unless otherwise noted) first 6 monthsâno passengers younger than 20; second 6 monthsâno more than 3 passengers younger than 20
Licensing system for young drivers â minimum age at which restrictions may be lifted
Nighttime restrictions 17
Passenger restrictions 17
Older driver licensing procedures
Length of regular renewal cycle 8 years
Special licensing provisions for older drivers
Accelerated renewal none
Other provisions vision screening is required every 8 years for drivers 50 and older
Child restraint laws
Must be in child restraint younger than 1 year or 20 pounds or less must be in a rear facing child safety seat; 40 pounds or less must be in a child safety seat; more than 40 pounds but 4 feet and 9 inches or less must be in a safety system that elevates the child so that an adult seat belt fits properly
Adult safety belt permissible taller than 4 feet and 9 inches
Maximum fine 1st offense $90
Seating preference law states no preference for rear seat
Children not covered all children covered
Safety belt use
Initial effective date 12/07/90
Standard enforcement? yes
Who is covered? In what seats? 16+ years in all seats
Maximum fine 1st offense $90
Can nonuse decrease monetary awards for injuries in lawsuits? yes
Motorcycle helmets
Universal law (covers all riders) yes
Partial law (covers young riders or some adult riders) no
Bicycle helmets
Covered by state law 15 and younger
Restrictions on riding in cargo areas of pickup trucks
Restrictions on riding in cargo areas yes
Gaps in coverage people 18 and older; minors secured with a safety belt or harness; parades; minors seated on the floor of the open bed of a motor vehicle in which all available passenger seats are occupied by minors, the tailgate is securely closed and the minor is being transported either in the course and scope of employment or between a hunting camp and hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season and the minor has a hunting license
Automated enforcement
Notes â
Automated enforcement - red light
Statewide or only specified locations? cities statewide
Violations red light
Citations issued to whom? registered owner or driver, if identifiable
Who is liable? registered owner
What image is taken? photographs; digital images
Traditional enforcement penalty $300 maximum fine
Auto enforcement penalties/record penalty same as for traditional citation

Automated enforcement - speed
Statewide or only specified locations? Albany, Beaverton, Bend, Eugene, Medford, Portland, and Tigard (may not be used for more than four hours per day in any one location)
Violations speed
Citations issued to whom? registered owner or driver, if identifiable
Who is liable? registered owner
What image is taken? photographs; digital images
Traditional enforcement penalty $300 maximum fine
Auto enforcement penalties/record penalty same as for traditional citation

And here is the laws/rules for New York:
Hand-held ban all drivers
All cellphone ban no
Texting ban no
Enforcement primary
Maximum posted speed limits for passenger vehicles
Rural interstates (mph) 65
Urban interstates (mph) 65
Other limited access roads (mph) 65
Other roads (mph) 55
Licensing system for young drivers â learner stage
Minimum entry age 163
Mandatory holding period up to 6 months3
Minimum amount of supervised driving 20 hours
Licensing system for young drivers â intermediate stage restrictions on driving while unsupervised
Minimum age 16, 6 months3
Nighttime restrictions 9 pm-5 am
Passenger restrictions
(family members excepted unless otherwise noted) no more than 2 passengers younger than 213
Licensing system for young drivers â minimum age at which restrictions may be lifted
Nighttime restrictions 17 (18 without driver education)3
Passenger restrictions 17 (18 without driver education)3
Older driver licensing procedures
Length of regular renewal cycle 5 years
Special licensing provisions for older drivers
Accelerated renewal none
Other provisions none
Child restra




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