Bicycle Victoria provides the following information about helmet laws in Victoria.
“Bicycle helmets are compulsory in Victoria.
Bicycle helmets became compulsory in Victoria on 1 July 1990. By law, Victorians must wear a helmet that has been approved to Australian Standards.
The law applies on roads, bike paths, bike lanes, shared and segregated footways and in other public places such as recreational parks and car parks.
Fines
There is a $146 fine for not wearing a securely fitted and approved bike helmet.”
But wait, there’s more… Surely there’s more, right?
There’s always more.
Bike light blitzes are underway in the fair city of Melbourne with all manner of good folk, falling prey to our ever vigilant Boys/Girls in Blue.
nice work putting this up
There’s more coming, promise. Slowly but. I’m waiting to hear back from TAC on a couple of fine legal points.
Don’t forget the crackdown on NO Brakes!
I really wished the fine boys/girls in blue may have some real police work to do – like get the low-life who broke into my house and stole my stuff, but I guess us bike riders are the real threat to society? surely not?