King County considers whether to repeal bicycle helmet law The King County Board of Health is reviewing the law after concerns it is unfairly enforced and targets people of color. Author: Ted Land Updated: 8:41 AM PDT June 18, 2021 SEATTLE — The King County Board of Health is looking into whether it should repeal the county’s bicycle helmet law, after concerns it is unfairly enforced and targets people of color. Central Seattle Greenways, a group advocating for safer streets, started researching the law last year in the wake of nationwide protests over racial inequality. “We found that Black cyclists have been cited disproportionately for not wearing a helmet at four times the rate of white cyclists, so a really stark disparity,” said Ethan Campbell, who leads the helmet law working group.