Vancouver BC, Canada passes helmet law for cyclists and skaters

The Columbian is reporting that the Vancouver City Council will soon require juvenile and adult cyclists and skaters to wear a helmet. All bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters and unicycles on public streets, sidewalks and trails will be required to wear a helmet.

The article Vancouver city council enacts helmet law states that Vancouver has a cyclist fatality rate is five times the Canadian national average. The law also provided for $5000 dollars for education and helmets for low income children. The law will be enforced by the Vancouver Police Department.

Sound like the money could be also spent on a driver education program. Five times the Canadian national fatality rate!