Under 18s must wear ski helmet
Tuesday June 22, 2010 - Email this article to a friend

Two separate bills are being considered.

The first is based on existing laws requiring minors to wear helmets when riding a bicycle.

The measure would impose a $25 fine on the parents of children that did not comply with the new ruling.

The other would require ski resorts to ensure children wore a helmet and enforce the rule. Some in the US ski industry oppose this as they don't want to police the slopes.

The bill would also force resorts to publish details of accidents on the slopes including how many people were injured or killed.

All kids set to wear helmetsSome resorts fear this requirement would open them up to legal liability.

The pros and cons of wearing a helmet have been reported and debated elsewhere on PlanetSKI and we don't propose to trot through all the arguments again.

Recently Aspen said it would require all its employees to wear a helmet next winter if they skied or snowboarded during their working day.

It was the latest North American resort to do so.

In California the bills have completed the next stage of the legal process and now go on to the Senate.

It's thought the new compulsion would affect the largest group of people so far in North America.

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