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Article: Helmet Laws Gain A Track Record; More Areas Considering Safety Headgear
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- The Washington Post
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- December 13, 1992
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Shaul Yecheskel never expected to be stopped by the police. Not
at the tender age of 9. Not while riding a bike in a park.
But that's just what happened when an alert officer with the
Maryland National Capital Park Police spotted the curly haired
Montgomery boy riding without a safety helmet in September. County
law requires bicyclists under 18 to wear protective headgear.
"He said `Stop. Where's your helmet?' " Shaul recalled shyly,
"and I said, `Oops. I guess I forgot.' "
The officer let Shaul off with a written warning, but the
experience - and threat of a $50 fine - made a lasting impression.
"It encouraged him in a way I could not," said Shaul's mother,
Karen.
Mandatory helmet ...