Penalty for not wearing a helmet

Penalties for not wearing a helmet are as follows:

1. If pedestrians and passengers violate relevant laws and regulations without wearing helmets, they shall be given a warning or fined between five yuan and fifty yuan;

If you don't wear a helmet when driving a motorcycle, you will be deducted 2 points and fined 200 yuan. If you refuse to accept the fine, you can detain your non-motor vehicle.

Under what circumstances can a motor vehicle be temporarily detained?

1. The motor vehicle driving on the road does not hang the motor vehicle number plate, does not place the inspection mark and the insurance mark, or does not carry the motor vehicle driving license and driver's license with it;

2. Suspected of forging, altering or using forged or altered motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, driving licenses, inspection marks, insurance marks and driving licenses, or using motor vehicle registration certificates, license plates, driving licenses, inspection marks and insurance marks of other vehicles;

3, not in accordance with the provisions of the state motor vehicle traffic accident liability compulsory insurance;

4 road passenger vehicles or freight vehicles are overloaded;

5. The motor vehicle is suspected of being robbed;

6. The motor vehicle is suspected of being assembled or reaching the scrapping standard;

7, did not apply for the "road transport of highly toxic chemicals pass" by road transport of highly toxic chemicals;

8. Non-motor vehicle drivers refuse to accept fines;

9, for road traffic accidents, due to the need to collect evidence, you can detain the accident vehicle according to law.

Legal basis: Article 51 of Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.

When a motor vehicle is running, drivers and passengers should use seat belts according to regulations, and motorcycle drivers and passengers should wear safety helmets according to regulations.