Every case is different, but in most cases, not having worn a helmet does not prevent you from taking legal action for damages after an Atlantic City bike accident injury.
To be clear, it is a good idea to wear a helmet whenever you ride your bicycle in Atlantic City, and if you are under age 17, it’s the law. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages helmet use regardless of age, because it reduces the chance of serious brain injuries and head trauma in a bicycle accident.
Still, riding without a helmet when you ride a bicycle, even if you are under 17, does not give others the right to exercise less care around you or to put you in harm’s way. You have legal rights to compensation for injuries someone else’s actions inflict on you, whether or not you choose to put on a helmet when you ride.
Depending on the type of injury you sustained, however, not wearing a helmet could affect how much money you can recover—which is yet another reason we encourage helmet use whenever possible.