HI HB2898

Requires all motorcycle and motor scooter operators and passengers to wear safety helmets securely fastened with a chin strap, removing the previous age restriction of "less than eighteen years of age"

Mandates that operators and passengers wear safety glasses, goggles, or face shields on motorcycles or motor scooters not equipped with windscreens or windshields

Applies helmet and protective device requirements to both operators who own vehicles and those who lease or rent motorcycles or motor scooters

Repeals the previous exemption that allowed electric three-wheeled motorcycles with fully enclosed cabs and seat belt systems to operate without safety helmets

Requires all safety helmets and protective devices to meet specifications and requirements established by director rules