{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-52-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-52-102","heading":"Legislative findings and declarations","body":"The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:\n(1) Disability and death of children resulting from injuries sustained in bicycling accidents are a serious threat to the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of the state, and the prevention of such disability and death is the goal of the people;\n(2) Head injuries are the leading cause of disability and death from bicycling accidents;\n(3) The risk of head injury from bicycling accidents is significantly reduced for bicyclists who wear proper protective bicycle helmets; yet helmets are worn by fewer than five percent (5%) of child bicyclists nationwide; and\n(4) The risk of head injury or of any other injury to a small child who is a passenger on a bicycle operated by another person would be significantly reduced if the child-passenger sat in a separate restraining seat.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 52"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"b5974d123c2989691378a3872f8a5f14c6fdf7a48c7ba233c9d158ee96b70716","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-52-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-52-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}