is it illegal to ride without a helmet in toronto?

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Q. ok, i always wear a helmet when riding but if i was just taking my bike out for a short distance and really don't feel like putting all my gear on, would i get a ticket or traffic violation for it and would that make my insurance rates if i wasn't wearing a helmet? I'm obviously talking about a motorbike here not a bicycle

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yes it is .

What age can I stop wearing a helmet when I bike? (Toronto)?

Anonymous

What is the minimum age in Toronto (Canada, Ontario), that I can ride my bicycle without wearing a helmet?

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Depends on how old you are when you grow an adamantium layer of skin over your scalp...

You can legally ride without a helmet at 18, but it is *always* stupid to do so. Wearing a helmet, and wearing it properly, makes cycling immensely safer. In Toronto in particular, it's not that safe of a thing to do, but if you fall and hit your head, a helmet is the difference between having to spend $30 to replace your helmet, and having urban foxes make a meal of your brain matter.

It happens. All the freaking time. That's why whenever you see a cycling club ride past you, you can safely bet that they'll *all* be wearing helmets. Smart adults wear helmets even though they don't have to. And these days helmets can be pretty stylish, and there are always ways of dealing with helmet-head. So just get used to it, because if there's anything worth protecting in your head, you will *always* wear a helmet when you cycle.

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Do you HAVE to wear a bicycle helmet while riding a bike?

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PrinceGste

Do you HAVE to wear a helmet while you ride a regular bicycle? I heard that you can get fined for not wearing one? I live in Toronto, Canada (scarborough). I don't need answers like "its for your own safety" or stuff like that.

Thanks!

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Not in my town/county/state.

Here, you have the freedom to injure and kill yourself in any manner you please.

We don't take away your right to be a dumbass under the facade of protecting you from yourself.

Is it illegal to ride a bike without a helmet on the road?

John Locke

I live in Canada Ontario Toronto. Is it illegal to ride my bike without a helmet on the road, I'm just wondering since I'll be going to high school and riding my bike to there.

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I'll tell you, being struck by a car when I was 15 and sustaining a very serious head injury(In a coma for six months!), everyone regardless of age should be required to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle!

Not sure if it's illegal where you live though. Call your local police and ask them. They know the laws.
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