Will Police care if I am not wearing my bike helmet?

Hi,

I am 15, and I was wondering about wearing a bicycle helmet. Now I know it is law and everything, but I was wondering about how much cops really care if they were too see me riding with out it?

Would they just pull over and ask me to go straight home and get it? Or would I actually be charged ect. ect.

Do they really want to waste their time?

Thanks.....

Recap: What are they allowed to do by law? What would they most likely do?

Thanks a bunch.

In Georgia, a person under the age of 16 cannot be fined or imprisoned for not wearing a helmet. I am not sure about your state.

What would *I* do? Well, since I have kids your age, I would tell you to go home and get the helmet. You don't want to find out firsthand what happens if you crash without a helmet.

I'm pretty sure they'd let you off with a warning

It depends where you live in states like Pennsylvania and Maine its not a law to wear a helmet but if a cop saw you not wearing a bicycle helmet he would more than like not call you on it or just give you a waring.

You could get a ticket and you or your parents would have to pay a small fine.

You'd be cited for not wearing a bike helmet.