<P> CVC 21212 requires cyclists under the age of 18 to wear helmets . </P> <P> Youth Bicycle Helmets: Minors </P> <P> 21212 (a) A person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard, nor shall they wear in - line or roller skates, nor ride upon a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard as a passenger, upon a street, bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet that meets the standards of either the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), or standards subsequently established by those entities . </P> <P> Under CVC 21100 (a) local authorities may adopt ordinances for the purpose of "Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways ." </P>

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