Tennessee § 55-52-105 - Child bicycle safety rules and regulations.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 55-52-105 — Child bicycle safety rules and regulations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-52-105. Child bicycle safety rules and regulations.
With regard to any bicycle operated over any highway, street or sidewalk, it is unlawful: For any person under sixteen (16) years of age to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle unless at all times when so engaged the person wears a protective bicycle helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet; For any person to be a passenger on a bicycle unless, with respect to any person who weighs less than forty pounds (40 lbs.), or is less than forty inches (40") in height, the person can be and is properly seated in and adequately secured to a restraining seat; For any parent or legal guardian of a person under twelve (12) years of age to knowingly permit the person to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle in violation of subdivision (1) or (2); and To rent or lease any bicycle to or for the use of any person under sixteen (16) years of age unless: The person is in possession of a protective bicycle helmet of good fit at the time of the rental or lease; or The rental or lease includes a protective bicycle helmet of good fit, and the person intends to wear the helmet, as required by subdivision (1), at all times while operating or being a passenger on the bicycle. Acts 1993, ch. 399, § 6; 1998, ch. 684, § 2; 2000, ch. 916, § 5. Law Reviews. Cycling, Safety, And Victim-Blaming: Toward A Coherent Public Policy For Bicycling In 21st Century America, 85 Tenn. L. Rev. 753 (Spring 2018).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-52-105 ("Child bicycle safety rules and regulations.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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