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Anecdotally, my sense as a Santa Monica local is that the helmet requirement is no longer being enforced in Santa Monica. I've ridden by cops several times in the last few days, no issues.

So I think it has somehow been negotiated with the authorities.

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Yeah, my sense was that Santa Monica simply wanted to get the company's attention so they could cooperate. Now that their talking, it seems like they've backed off a bit.

Still want the cops to warn or ticket the folks who ride on the sidewalk though.

Yeah, I live in SM and cops are pretty lenient -- the bike-only lanes (on Broadway/Santa Monica Blvd./etc.) I'm sure also help reduce risk of accidents. UCLA is a different story though.

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