Helmet when hunting?

[barongan]

Helmet when hunting?
This very interesting discussion,out of the box

[Salty]

I wear a half helmet when I ride my motorcycle when I'm hunting I do not have to take it off to shoot.

I have the helmet sitting on the top of the Kolpin case in this picture.

This. Got my first quad a few years back wasn't big on the helmet idea for putting and hunting but went to Canadian tire and bought a biker bro beany flat black helmut 50 bucks, done. Doesn't impede hearing or vision and its nice and light. Put a thin wool toque under it when its cold and you're nice and warm. Having said that I did forget it yesterday and went on about a 30 km run De-ac road no traffic I took it real easy.

[Buckmeister]

I carry a half helmet with me always, but hardly ever wear it. Came across a police officer once one spring while out riding around on an FSR. They were looking into a call about gunshots fired. Never said anything about no helmet. Was pulled over by a game warden 2 years ago while moose hunting. He checked my papers and rifles and wished me good luck and a nice day, no talk of no helmet.

[Mauser98]

Does this not outline what an ORV is;
Prescribed classes of off-road vehicles

2

For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "off-road vehicle" in section 1 of the Act, the following vehicles, other than vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4 536 kg or more, are prescribed:

(a)

all-terrain vehicles;

(b)

motorcycles;

(c)

off-road side-by-side vehicles;

(d)

snowmobiles;

(e)

on-highway motor vehicles.

section 21(1) of the Regs goes on to state which of the prescribed classes of off-road vehicle require helmet use.

1)

Subject to subsection (3), a person must not use, operate or be a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on Crown land or prescribed private land, unless the person wears an off-road vehicle safety helmet.

[Sausage]

with riding season about to begin I Just figured i would add to this and try to make it simpler to understand . seems to be alot of confusion on the issue by owners and operators of off road vehicles , atv clubs and groups and the LEO community . (even google AI has it wrongl)

Anything you straddle = helmet
Anything you sit inside = seatbelts but no helmet requirement

Here is the act https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/d...2015#section20 ( you might want to print off the appropriate sections and tuck them away on the machine )
Section 21 and 23 of the act pertains to pertain to scope and application of helmet and seatbelt requirements in bc definitions section show what they apply to

Definitions section

Prescribed classes of off-road vehicles

2

For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "off-road vehicle" in section 1 of the Act, the following vehicles, other than vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4 536 kg or more, are prescribed:

(a)

all-terrain vehicles;

(b)

motorcycles;

(c)

off-road side-by-side vehicles;

(d)

snowmobiles;

(e)

on-highway motor vehicles.



"off-road side-by-side vehicle" means a vehicle that

(a)

runs on 3 or more wheels or is self-propelled by means of 2 or more endless belts driven in contact with the ground,

(b)

does not have a seat designed for the driver to sit astride, and

(c)

at the time the vehicle was manufactured was not designed to conform to the standards prescribed under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) for motor vehicles designed for use on a highway,
but does not include an agricultural or industrial vehicle

"all-terrain vehicle" means a vehicle that

(a)

runs on 4 or more wheels or is self-propelled by means of 2 or more endless belts driven in contact with the ground,

(b)

has a seat designed for the driver to sit astride, and

(c)

at the time the vehicle was manufactured, was not designed to conform to the standards prescribed under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) for motor vehicles designed for use on a highway,
but does not include an agricultural or industrial vehicle;

"motorcycle" means a vehicle that runs on 2 or 3 wheels or is self-propelled by means of an endless belt driven in contact with the ground and is designed to have the driver ride astride the vehicle;

Part 4 — Helmets, Seat Belts and Lights

Definition and application

20

In this Part, "off-road vehicle safety helmet" means a helmet to which section 22 [standards for off-road vehicle helmets] applies.

Helmets required for all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and snowmobiles

21 (1)

Subject to subsection (3), a person must not use, operate or be a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on Crown land or prescribed private land, unless the person wears an off-road vehicle safety helmet.

(2)

A person must not use or operate an all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on Crown land or prescribed private land with a child as a passenger, unless the child wears an off-road vehicle safety helmet.

(3)

This section does not apply to a person who

(a)

practises the Sikh religion, and

(b)

has unshorn hair and habitually wears a turban composed of 5 or more square metres of cloth.

Standards for off-road vehicle helmets

22

An off-road vehicle safety helmet must meet one or more of the following requirements, as amended from time to time before or after the making of this regulation:

(a)

certification in accordance with the Snell Memorial Foundation 2005 Standard for Protective Headgear For Use with Motorcycles and Other Motorized Vehicles;

(b)

certification in accordance with the Snell Memorial Foundation 2010 Standard for Protective Headgear For Use with Motorcycles and Other Motorized Vehicles;

(c)

conformance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218; Motorcycle helmets (United States of America), also known as FMVSS 218 (49 CFR 571.21;

(d)

approval in accordance with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) ECE Regulation No. 22 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of protective helmets and of their visors for drivers and passengers of motor cycles and mopeds.

Seat belts

23 (1)

This section applies to an off-road side-by-side vehicle and to an on-highway motor vehicle on Crown land or prescribed private land, if a seat belt is installed by the manufacturer.

(2)

A person must not remove, render partially or wholly inoperative or modify a seat belt installed in a vehicle to which this section applies, unless the modification is approved by the manufacturer as a replacement seat belt.

(3)

A person must not use, operate or be a passenger on a vehicle to which this section applies unless the person wears a seat belt.

(4)

A person must not use or operate a vehicle to which this section applies on which there is a passenger who is a child and who occupies a seating position for which a seat belt assembly is installed by a manufacturer, unless the passenger is wearing the complete seat belt assembly in a properly adjusted and securely fastened manner.

Lights

24

A person must not use or operate an off-road vehicle on Crown land or prescribed private land between one 1/2 hour after sunset and one 1/2 hour before sunrise, or at any other time when visibility is impaired by the weather, unless

(a)

the off-road vehicle's headlights are illuminated or, if the vehicle does not have installed headlights, detachable white lights are temporarily affixed to the vehicle, illuminated and visible from the front,

(b)

the off-road vehicle's tail lights are illuminated or, if the vehicle does not have installed tail lights, detachable red lights are temporarily affixed to the vehicle, illuminated and visible from the back, and

(c)

if the off-road vehicle is manufactured with brake or stop lights, the brake or stop lights are illuminated in the manner recommended by the manufacturer.

[7mag]

Helmet for me…half helmet, you can shoot with it and is comfortable while riding. Things happen when you least expect it…

[MRP]

If I'm going to be couvering some major kms on a road or riding back after dark helmet, keeps my old ears from aching. Otherwise no. For roads I also have a ear bud for my 2 way radio.

[Citori54]

Last year my hunting partner and I were stopped by COs while riding ATV on FSR. I had failed to pack my helmet and was therefore helmet less and was given a warning ticket. Could have been a fine but CO was pretty decent as everything else was in order.

[.330 Dakota]

As a guy that flipped a quad in 2015, busted 3 ribs, broke left leg, drove a thumb sized stick through right leg,,,no helmut, very lucky, only going 10 km per hour and fell in a hole,,,I NOW WEAR A HELMUT

[MRP]

As a guy that flipped a quad in 2015, busted 3 ribs, broke left leg, drove a thumb sized stick through right leg,,,no helmut, very lucky, only going 10 km per hour and fell in a hole,,,I NOW WEAR A HELMUT

You need body armor out there sometimes.