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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105)
Chapter 52 - SAFETY OF CHILDREN (§§ 55-52-101 — 55-52-202)
Part 1 - CHILD BICYCLE SAFETY ACT (§§ 55-52-101 — 55-52-106)
Section 55-52-104 - Purpose
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TN Code § 55-52-104 (2023)
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The purpose of this part is to reduce the incidence of disability and death resulting from injuries incurred in bicycling accidents by requiring that, while riding on a bicycle on state highways, streets and sidewalks, all bicycle operators and passengers under sixteen (16) years of age wear approved protective bicycle helmets; that all bicycle passengers who weigh less than forty pounds (40 lbs.) or who are less than forty inches (40") in height be seated in separate restraining seats; and that no person who is unable to maintain an erect, seated position shall be a passenger in a bicycle restraining seat.
Acts 1993, ch. 399, § 5; 1998, ch. 684, § 1; 2000, ch. 916, § 4.
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