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The helmet law in SC has been back and forth several times as far as I remember... on again, off again. Personal freedom vs. riders'-freedom-impacts-insurance-costs-for-everyone.
The present law requires only those under 21 to wear helmets.
STATUTE: Title 56. Motor Vehicles. Chapter 5. uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways. Article 29. Motorcyclists; Rights and Duties Thereof. Section 56-5-3660. Helmets shall be worn by operators and passengers under age twenty-one; helmet design; list of approved helmets. :
"It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one to operate
or ride upon a two-wheeled motorized vehicle unless he wears a protective
helmet of a type approved by the department. . . ."
" . . . a helmet must be equipped with either a neck or chin strap and be
reflectorized on both sides thereof. The department is hereby authorized
to adopt and amend regulations covering the types of helmets and the
specifications therefor and to establish and maintain a list of approved
helmets which meet the specifications as established hereunder."
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- John
"We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline."
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