When you ride a moped, do you have to wear a helmet?

In the photo a silver open-face helmet, without a chin guard, with its clear visor down, is lying on the seat of a two-wheeler. When you ride a moped, you must wear a protective helmet in every case - answer A.

The Road Traffic Act requires the driver of a motorcycle, quadricycle or moped, and a person carried on such a vehicle, to wear a protective helmet that meets the relevant technical requirements while riding. The obligation does not depend on speed - in a fall at 30 km/h the head hits the asphalt with a force that, without a helmet, can cause a serious brain injury, so answer B is wrong. The passenger must also wear a helmet (answer C), and the rider is responsible for not carrying a passenger without one. The helmet should be type-approved, fit your head and be fastened - an unfastened helmet falls off at the first impact. A closed visor also protects your eyes from insects and small stones.

Legal basis: Art. 40 para. 1 and Art. 45 para. 2 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)