by Sarah Goh
(This article originally appeared on Real Change News and has been reprinted with permission.)
The King County Board of Health voted to repeal a law requiring helmets because of the disproportional enforcement against BIPOC community members and people experiencing homelessness.
Continue reading Do No Harm: King County Board of Health Repeals Inequitably Enforced Bicycle Helmet Lawby Ethan C. Campbell, Vicky Clarke, and Tiffani McCoy
Last month, the Seattle Police Department ended traffic stops related to four minor violations, including not wearing a bicycle helmet. As advocates for bicyclists, safer streets, and those who are unhoused, we applaud this move to limit unnecessary police interactions in Seattle. Now, we call on the King County Board of Health to end harmful patterns of enforcement once and for all by repealing the countywide helmet law in the vote scheduled for their meeting this Thursday, Feb. 17.
Continue reading OPINION: King County Helmet Law Leads to Biased Enforcement, It Should Be RepealedThe Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.
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Continue reading The Morning Update Show — 9/20/21
