This Just In: Bike-helmet ticketing plummets

From Metro Vancouver:

Bike helmet ticketing plummets in Vancouver

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The number of cyclists ticketed for riding without helmets in Vancouver dropped drastically in 2014, a year where a record number of people pedaled along the city’s bike lanes.

Police handed the $29 fine to 981 cyclists last year compared to 1,787 in 2012 and 1,538 in 2013, according to Sgt. Randy Fincham.

That’s a decrease of nearly 50 per cent while tickets for other offences, such as riding on the sidewalk or failing to use a reflector at night, remained largely static over the three-year period.

Let the ranting begin.