Low-Cost Bike Helmets in Sandy, Utah

Stop by the Sandy office during lobby hours and ask for a helmet from the Save a Life Helmet Safety Campaign. Bring the price of the helmet you need and you can take it home the same day, along with a free bicycle safety brochure.

Robert J. DeBry and Associates, Sandy office
45 West Sego Lily Drive, Suite 401
Sandy, UT 84070
Lobby hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Phone: 801-888-8888

The helmets are kept at the Sandy office, so that is the location to visit. Call 801-888-8888 before you come if you want to check sizes and availability, or send us a message and someone will get back to you.

Utah treats bicycle helmets and motorized helmets very differently, and the line between them is where most of the confusion starts. Here is what the statute actually says.

Utah has no statute requiring a helmet on a human-powered bicycle, at any age. Part 11 of the Utah Traffic Code covers bicycles in detail, from lane position to lighting to turn signals, and it contains no helmet requirement at all. Local ordinances can add rules about where and how you ride, so it is worth checking the rules where you ride, but there is no statewide mandate. Not wearing one is a safety decision, not a legal violation.

This is the part most riders miss. Under Utah Code 41-6a-1505, an individual under 21 years old may not operate or ride an electric assisted bicycle, a motor assisted scooter, a high power electric device, or an autocycle that is not fully enclosed on a highway without protective headgear. The statute makes an exception for a class 1 electric assisted bicycle or a motor assisted scooter rented from a business or corporate entity.

The headgear standard for those vehicles is 16 C.F.R. Part 1203, the federal bicycle helmet standard. That is the same Consumer Product Safety Commission certification the campaign helmets carry, so a helmet from this program satisfies the requirement for a rider under 21 on an electric bike or a scooter.

The same statute covers motorcycles. Operators and passengers under 21 must wear protective headgear meeting the federal motorcycle standard, 49 C.F.R. 571.218, better known as the DOT standard. Riders 21 and older are not required to. There is more detail on our Utah motorcycle helmet law page.

A violation is an infraction. The fine is capped at $25 for an electric assisted bicycle or a motor assisted scooter, and at $110 for a motorcycle or a high power electric device. The statute also waives $8 of a fine for a moving traffic violation where the rider was 21 or older and wearing compliant headgear, though that waiver does not apply to a driving under the influence violation.

For the vehicles named in Utah Code 41-6a-1505, the statute is unusually protective of injured riders. Failure to wear protective headgear does not constitute contributory or comparative negligence, and it may not be introduced as evidence in civil litigation on the issue of negligence, injuries, or the mitigation of damages.

That protection is written for motorcycles, electric assisted bicycles, motor assisted scooters, high power electric devices and open autocycles. It does not extend to a traditional pedal bicycle, because there is no helmet requirement there to attach it to. On a regular bike, an insurance adjuster can still raise helmet non-use during settlement talks.

Utah also applies a modified comparative fault rule, which reduces recovery by an injured person’s share of fault and bars recovery entirely above 50 percent. That is the lever an insurer reaches for. It does not erase a negligent driver’s responsibility, and it is worth having the facts of your own crash reviewed rather than accepting the first characterization the adjuster offers. Our Utah bicycle accident lawyers handle these claims.

The campaign exists because of what head injuries do to riders, and because helmets are the one protective measure a rider actually controls.

Habits set early tend to hold. A child who grows up wearing a helmet is far more likely to keep wearing one as an adult, which is why the program prices every helmet where a family can say yes without thinking about it.

More on the numbers and on fit is in our guide to bike helmet safety and injury prevention in Utah. The Utah Highway Safety Office publishes the state rules of the road for cyclists.

Not on a traditional bicycle. Utah has no statewide law requiring a helmet on a human-powered bicycle at any age. Riders under 21 do have to wear one on an electric assisted bicycle, a motor assisted scooter, a high power electric device, an open autocycle, or a motorcycle under Utah Code 41-6a-1505.

At the Robert J. DeBry and Associates office in Sandy, 45 West Sego Lily Drive, Suite 401, Sandy, UT 84070, during lobby hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The helmets are stocked at the Sandy office, so that is the location to visit. Call 801-888-8888 to check availability first.

Every helmet is $10, for adults and children alike. All of them are certified to the Consumer Product Safety Commission standard, and a free bicycle safety brochure comes with each one.

Yes. Anyone under 21 must wear protective headgear to operate or ride an electric assisted bicycle on a highway, unless it is a class 1 electric assisted bicycle rented from a business. The headgear has to meet the federal bicycle helmet standard, 16 C.F.R. Part 1203, which is the same standard the campaign helmets carry.

On a motorcycle, electric bike or scooter, no. Utah Code 41-6a-1505 says failure to wear headgear is not contributory or comparative negligence and may not be introduced as evidence in civil litigation. On a traditional bicycle there is no statutory bar, so an insurer may raise it in settlement talks. How much it matters depends on the facts, which is why it is worth having a lawyer look at your case before you talk to the adjuster.

This is general information, not legal advice. Contacting Robert J. DeBry and Associates or submitting a form does not create an attorney-client relationship.