WINNIPEG — As Winnipeggers get their bikes tuned up for summer, a city committee is set to debate the merits of making helmets mandatory for everyone.
The issue will be brought up at Monday’s Protection, Community Services and Park committee meeting, after a previous committee made the recommendation.
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On top of mandatory helmets, councillors also want the city administration staff look into requiring all bikes to have a sound device such as a bell or horn, as well as proper lighting if the bike will be used between dusk until dawn.
Right now it is only law for children under 18-years-old to wear helmets.