Should parents be charged if kids aren't wearing bike helmets?

Imagine your child getting hit by a car, and then imagine getting charged for the fact that your child not wearing a helmet. Sucks either way you look at it. Since 1995 the Ontario law states that if you knowingly let your child ride their bicycle without a helmet you could be charged a total charge of $75. This case could possibly lead to bigger cases involving personal freedom and public safety which goes with it. A research showed that from 1991 to 2002 the bicycle related deaths percentage went down 52 per cent, taking the deaths from about 13 to about 6 deaths annually.

I feel as though this argument is pointless. I mean, yes it is important to be safe and you are responsible for your child's safety, but what is the point of making a law on riding your bike. riding your bike is a summer activity in which children should wear protective equipment to be safe but I do not think that the police should get involved whatsoever. Your child's safety is your responsibility, yes, but if your child were to take off their helmet without you knowing, or your child decides to ignore the rules of the road, that shouldn't be charged for it.