Motorcycles -Helmet Required?		Scooters & Low Power Cycles -Helmet Required?
20 and younger - law requires that all riders younger than 21 years wear helmets, without exception. Those 21 years and older may ride without helmets only if they can show proof that they are covered by a medical insurance policy.		Some - all low-power cycles with an engine displacement greater than 50cc, brake horsepower greater than 2, or that can attain speeds greater than 30 mph and all low-power cycles operated by those 15 and younger are covered by the motorcycle helmet law

Consequences of Not Wearing a Helmet

Physical consequences: Wearing a helmet does not guarantee that one will survive a crash. However:

There were 76,000 motorcycle accident injuries in the U.S. in 2005 and 4,008 fatal accidents. In 80 percent of motorcycle accidents, the rider or passenger suffers a personal injury. A rider without a helmet is three times more likely to suffer a traumatic brain injury as a motorcyclist who is wearing a helmet.
Legal consequences of not wearing a helmet:

In Florida failure to wear a helmet can decrease your compensation if you are injured in an accident.
Victims are not barred from recovering damages if they were not wearing a helmet. The defense could argue that you failed to mitigate your damage (i.e., that helmet use would have prevented or substantially lessoned the injury). Any award may be reduced if the jury concludes that all or part of the damages would have been prevented by the use of a helmet.

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