WTF, for two years I have pleaded with village officials regarding the helmet law for kids under the age of 14, yes that age is FOURTEEN. How did I plead with them? I knew that peer pressure would prevail and kids would be shedding their helmets before the cut off age of 14. But no........the officials and the VPD just listened to me and chose to look the other way. WHY? Because there is no real revenue in issuing tickets for helmet violations. NOW it has become a big deal and kids under the age of 14 are now being warned by the local VPD.So what happened to recently force our VPD to start to take this old law seriously enough to issue warnings to our local youths who are not wearing helmets? Recent discussions about the congestion on downtown sidewalks . Congestion caused by foot traffic, sandwich boards, shopping carts, cardboard boxes and racks displaying sale items. The closing of the local kid hangout known as the arcade has forced a lot of the kids on to the streets creating a huge grouping of kids on bikes, skateboards, and scooters.
Dear Parents,
If you have concerns or questions about this helmet law....please call the Village Offices @ 315-482-9902 Hours: M-F 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. You might want to ask what happens if your child is warned more than once [or twice]. Even though the child can not be ticketed, I bet the responsible adult can be fined.
For further info regarding this law as it relates to NYS please visit Bikes and Wheel Sports Safety
Dear Village Officials,
If It is noticed that you are not being consistent with this helmet law or you pick and choose who to warn or not to warn because of certain social / economic backgrounds or any bias what so ever.........lets just say........we will be dancing!
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