Tennessee § 55-52-102 - Legislative findings and declarations.
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§ 55-52-102. Legislative findings and declarations.
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Disability and death of children resulting from injuries sustained in bicycling accidents are a serious threat to the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of the state, and the prevention of such disability and death is the goal of the people; Head injuries are the leading cause of disability and death from bicycling accidents; The risk of head injury from bicycling accidents is significantly reduced for bicyclists who wear proper protective bicycle helmets; yet helmets are worn by fewer than five percent (5%) of child bicyclists nationwide; and The risk of head injury or of any other injury to a small child who is a passenger on a bicycle operated by another person would be significantly reduced if the child-passenger sat in a separate restraining seat. Acts 1993, ch. 399, § 3.
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