Does my child need to wear a bicycle helmet while biking in our driveway?

Does my child need to wear a bicycle helmet while biking in our driveway?

Pat Hines (Traffic Safety Educator & Executive Director, SafeMoves) gives expert video advice on: How can my child stay safe while riding a bicycle?; How do I check the quality of a bicycle helmet?; How often do I need to replace a bicycle helmet? and more...

When children are riding bikes, regardless of where they are riding their bikes, on public property, on private property, they should be wearing a bicycle helmet. The law in California and several other states says only on public property do children or teens have to wear a bicycle helmet. But as a responsible parent, you need to make sure your child is wearing a bicycle helmet when riding a bicycle in the driveway, in the patio, anywhere there is a hard surface. That includes the living room. So children need to wear bicycle helmets all the time.