Darwin and the Birds

According to California AB 2989, which goes into effect on January 1 of 2019, “Bicycle helmets are no longer required for riders of motorized scooters who are age 18 or older.” In a possibly related story, at 11:10 pm on December 16, a 30-year-old man riding a scooter in the Gaslamp suffered a “brain bleed” as the result of a severe head trauma received after he rode through a red light and struck a Toyota Prius that had right of way. SDPD Officer Robert Reams noted that alcohol was not a factor in the accident and subsequent injury, but riding a scooter without a helmet was.