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  1. Searching the internet, I found this much information:

    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and having one or more wheels. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    467. (a) A "pedestrian" is any person who is afoot or who is using
    any of the following:
    (1) A means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a
    bicycle.
    (2) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (b) "Pedestrian" includes any person who is operating a
    self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized
    quadricycle and, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise
    unable to move about as a pedestrian, as specified in subdivision
    (a).
    (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
    2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
    statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends
    that date.

    This information all came from http://tinyurl.com/f8kh

    So I was wondering, does this mean you are not legally forced to wear a
    helmet while unicycling?

    A pedestrian doesn't have to wear a helmet to walk, and a unicyclist is
    technically a pedestrian so should you have to wear one to ride a
    unicycle? (Oh, just to make things clear, these are the California
    state laws...sorry Canadians)

    Any help/answers you can give me is appreciated, as I want to ride my
    uni in town today, but my helmet is currently broken.🙁

    Thank you!

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  2. munifreaker said:

    (Oh, just to make things clear, these are the California state
    laws...sorry Canadians)

    You must have a fascinating map if it only shows California and Canada.
    🙄

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  3. munifreaker said:

    (Oh, just to make things clear, these are the California state
    laws...sorry Canadians)

    You must have a fascinating map if it only shows California and Canada.
    🙄

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  4. Mikefule said:

    You must have a fascinating map if it only shows California and Canada.
    🙄

    haha, OK..how about Sorry Canadians, English, Dutch, Sweds (are those
    the same?...i dont know my countries!!!) French, Germans, Italians,
    Russians, Chinese, Japanese, Welsh, Sicilians (sicily-sicilians?),
    umm... Afghanies, uh.....

    ....etc?

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  5. Mikefule said:

    You must have a fascinating map if it only shows California and Canada.
    🙄

    haha, OK..how about Sorry Canadians, English, Dutch, Sweds (are those
    the same?...i dont know my countries!!!) French, Germans, Italians,
    Russians, Chinese, Japanese, Welsh, Sicilians (sicily-sicilians?),
    umm... Afghanies, uh.....

    ....etc?

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  6. Mikefule said:

    You must have a fascinating map if it only shows California and Canada.
    🙄

    haha, OK..how about Sorry Canadians, English, Dutch, Sweds (are those
    the same?...i dont know my countries!!!) French, Germans, Italians,
    Russians, Chinese, Japanese, Welsh, Sicilians (sicily-sicilians?),
    umm... Afghanies, uh.....

    ....etc?

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  7. munifreaker said:

    Searching the internet, I found this much information:

    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and having one or more wheels. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    467. (a) A "pedestrian" is any person who is afoot or who is using
    any of the following:
    (1) A means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a
    bicycle.
    (2) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (b) "Pedestrian" includes any person who is operating a
    self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized
    quadricycle and, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise
    unable to move about as a pedestrian, as specified in subdivision
    (a).
    (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
    2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
    statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends
    that date.

    This information all came from http://tinyurl.com/f8kh

    So I was wondering, does this mean you are not legally forced to wear a
    helmet while unicycling?

    A pedestrian doesn't have to wear a helmet to walk, and a unicyclist is
    technically a pedestrian so should you have to wear one to ride a
    unicycle? (Oh, just to make things clear, these are the California
    state laws...sorry Canadians)

    Any help/answers you can give me is appreciated, as I want to ride my
    uni in town today, but my helmet is currently broken.🙁

    Thank you!

    Yeah, it seems like we wouldnt have to wear helmets... But cops are
    stupid 🙁
    I was riding my unicycle at the park at night with my friend and cousin
    and a cop pulled me over and said I would have to pay a $100 fine if I
    dont have lights on my unicycle.. 😠
    (Im in Oregon BTW)

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  8. munifreaker said:

    Searching the internet, I found this much information:

    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and having one or more wheels. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    467. (a) A "pedestrian" is any person who is afoot or who is using
    any of the following:
    (1) A means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a
    bicycle.
    (2) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (b) "Pedestrian" includes any person who is operating a
    self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized
    quadricycle and, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise
    unable to move about as a pedestrian, as specified in subdivision
    (a).
    (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
    2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
    statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends
    that date.

    This information all came from http://tinyurl.com/f8kh

    So I was wondering, does this mean you are not legally forced to wear a
    helmet while unicycling?

    A pedestrian doesn't have to wear a helmet to walk, and a unicyclist is
    technically a pedestrian so should you have to wear one to ride a
    unicycle? (Oh, just to make things clear, these are the California
    state laws...sorry Canadians)

    Any help/answers you can give me is appreciated, as I want to ride my
    uni in town today, but my helmet is currently broken.🙁

    Thank you!

    Yeah, it seems like we wouldnt have to wear helmets... But cops are
    stupid 🙁
    I was riding my unicycle at the park at night with my friend and cousin
    and a cop pulled me over and said I would have to pay a $100 fine if I
    dont have lights on my unicycle.. 😠
    (Im in Oregon BTW)

    --
    NKahler

    puresyn said:

    Dude, unislab, I'm kinda broke cause I just bought a Swedish wiener
    stretcher.


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  9. munifreaker said:

    Searching the internet, I found this much information:

    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and having one or more wheels. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    467. (a) A "pedestrian" is any person who is afoot or who is using
    any of the following:
    (1) A means of conveyance propelled by human power other than a
    bicycle.
    (2) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (b) "Pedestrian" includes any person who is operating a
    self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized
    quadricycle and, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise
    unable to move about as a pedestrian, as specified in subdivision
    (a).
    (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
    2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
    statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends
    that date.

    This information all came from http://tinyurl.com/f8kh

    So I was wondering, does this mean you are not legally forced to wear a
    helmet while unicycling?

    A pedestrian doesn't have to wear a helmet to walk, and a unicyclist is
    technically a pedestrian so should you have to wear one to ride a
    unicycle? (Oh, just to make things clear, these are the California
    state laws...sorry Canadians)

    Any help/answers you can give me is appreciated, as I want to ride my
    uni in town today, but my helmet is currently broken.🙁

    Thank you!

    Yeah, it seems like we wouldnt have to wear helmets... But cops are
    stupid 🙁
    I was riding my unicycle at the park at night with my friend and cousin
    and a cop pulled me over and said I would have to pay a $100 fine if I
    dont have lights on my unicycle.. 😠
    (Im in Oregon BTW)

    --
    NKahler

    puresyn said:

    Dude, unislab, I'm kinda broke cause I just bought a Swedish wiener
    stretcher.


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  10. munifreaker said:


    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and *having one or more wheels*. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    I'm confused. It seems pretty clear that a unicycle would be considered
    a bicycle by this statute.

    Huh?

    Wear your helmet!

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  11. munifreaker said:


    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and *having one or more wheels*. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    I'm confused. It seems pretty clear that a unicycle would be considered
    a bicycle by this statute.

    Huh?

    Wear your helmet!

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    231. A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride,
    propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears,
    and *having one or more wheels*. Persons riding bicycles are subject
    to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and
    21200.5.

    I'm confused. It seems pretty clear that a unicycle would be considered
    a bicycle by this statute.

    Huh?

    Wear your helmet!

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  13. your giraffe would

    I have a KH 20

    no Gears, Belts, OR chains on that baby

    therefore, by legal defenition, its NOT a bicycle

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  14. your giraffe would

    I have a KH 20

    no Gears, Belts, OR chains on that baby

    therefore, by legal defenition, its NOT a bicycle

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  15. your giraffe would

    I have a KH 20

    no Gears, Belts, OR chains on that baby

    therefore, by legal defenition, its NOT a bicycle

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  16. munifreaker said:

    your giraffe would

    I have a KH 20

    no Gears, Belts, OR chains on that baby

    therefore, by legal defenition, its NOT a bicycle

    But it does have one wheel, and as what you posted before, it stated,
    having ONE or more wheel.

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  17. munifreaker said:

    your giraffe would

    I have a KH 20

    no Gears, Belts, OR chains on that baby

    therefore, by legal defenition, its NOT a bicycle

    But it does have one wheel, and as what you posted before, it stated,
    having ONE or more wheel.

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  18. munifreaker said:

    your giraffe would

    I have a KH 20

    no Gears, Belts, OR chains on that baby

    therefore, by legal defenition, its NOT a bicycle

    But it does have one wheel, and as what you posted before, it stated,
    having ONE or more wheel.

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  19. Jerrick said:

    But it does have one wheel, and as what you posted before, it stated,
    having ONE or more wheel.

    But it says "a belt, chain, or gears,
    *-_AND_-* having one or more wheels"
    If it said "OR" then it would be considered a bicycle

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  20. Jerrick said:

    But it does have one wheel, and as what you posted before, it stated,
    having ONE or more wheel.

    But it says "a belt, chain, or gears,
    *-_AND_-* having one or more wheels"
    If it said "OR" then it would be considered a bicycle

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