Overzealous officer?

My wife was just pulled over by a police officer who threatened her and my kids with a ticket because she wasn’t wearing a helmet.

It is not uncommon for us to go on bike rides with our kids around town. We encourage them to ride to locations that are close rather then taking a car. And the kids always wear a helmet as is the law.

What isn’t the law is the requirement for someone over the age of 18 to wear a helmet.

Now we have kids who were scared by the experience, and have now learned that cops don’t know the law. It’s fine to enforce the law, but know the laws you are enforcing.

For reference the law is: a bicycle helmet is strongly recommended but not legally required if you are 18 or over (from the ontario.ca bicycle page).

Stephen Gariepy, Fergus