16 CFR § 1203.2 - Purpose and basis.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1203.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1203.2 - Purpose and basis."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1203.2"
section_name: "Purpose and basis."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1203"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR BICYCLE HELMETS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2056, 2058, and 6001-6006. Subpart B is also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2063. Subpart C is also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2065."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 11729, Mar. 10, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1203"
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# 1203.2 Purpose and basis.

The purpose and basis of this standard is to reduce the likelihood of serious injury and death to bicyclists resulting from impacts to the head, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 6001-6006.