Nevada Helmet Laws

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Wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle can save a life and prevent a devastating head injury. Riders who don’t wear helmets run a greater risk of permanent injury or death. 

In addition to enhanced safety, understanding Nevada helmet laws keeps riders out of trouble with the police. While most helmet laws are straightforward, Nevada helmet laws have some exceptions that may be confusing.

If you suffered a head injury in a crash, consider speaking to a trusted Nevada motorcycle accident attorney for assistance, especially if helmet laws might play a role in your case.

Nevada’s Motorcycle Helmet Laws

According to Nevada helmet law, helmets are required for drivers and passengers on mopeds, trimobiles, and motorcycles with handlebars and saddle seats. Anyone riding or driving a road-approved vehicle with a handlebar or saddle seat must always wear a helmet. Drivers and passengers of motorcycles must wear helmets that meet the U.S. Department of Transportation standards.

Further, the driver or passenger of a motorcycle driving on a highway shall wear a protective headgear securely fastened on the head plus protective glass, goggles, or face shield. However, drivers and passengers riding a motorcycle with a windscreen do not need to wear protective gear.

Exception

The Nevada helmet law doesn’t require drivers or passengers to wear helmets on three-wheeled vehicles with an enclosed cab equipped with a steering wheel instead of a handle rail.

Penalties

The Nevada Department of Transportation has set fines with a potential 2-points added to the driver’s DMV record for a helmet ticket. Your license could be suspended for six months if you accumulate 12 or more points within a year.

Motorcycle Helmet Standards

Here’s a description of helmets that meet the U.S. Department of Transportation safety standards:

  • It should have an inner lining of solid polystyrene foam at least one inch thick. You can notice an unsafe motorcycle helmet since it is lined with soft or no padding.
  • A standard helmet should weigh at least three pounds. Most unsafe helmets weigh less than a pound.
  • A standard helmet should have sturdy chin straps with secure rivets
  • Helmet elements such as spikes or decorations shouldn’t extend over two-tenths of an inch from the helmet’s surface
  • A helmet that meets set standards should bear a sticker fixed at the back of the surface imprinted ‘DOT’ to comply with FMVSS 218 standards.
  • A helmet manufacturer must put a label somewhere on the helmet with the manufacturer’s name, helmet’s model, materials used, and year of manufacture. Helmets without a similar label do not meet federal safety standards.

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