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“We want to make people who don’t wear helmets look the stupid ones”: Sister of teenage cyclist killed in collision with overtaking driver calls for mandatory cycle helmet law

However, a road safety expert stressed that “helmets alone do not prevent crashes” and called on the government to invest in safe cycling infrastructure

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Dan Walker (Twitter/Dan Walker)

“I had cyclists telling me I was a disgrace for saying my helmet saved my life”: Dan Walker recalls helmet backlash after being knocked off bike by driver

The presenter revealed he did not ask the police to pursue charges against the driver responsible as: "We all make mistakes, don't we?"

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Cycling signs (copyright Simon MacMichael) (41)

Road safety group runs mandatory cycling helmets poll… 85% reject proposal

"It would be fair to say our latest reader survey, on whether cycle helmets should become compulsory, elicited a strong response," the organisation concluded after just 14 per cent of respondents agreed with the proposal

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Cyclists at traffic lights, London © Simon MacMichael

Conservative MP cites “safety” and attempts to reignite cyclist helmet debate

"If mandatory safety measures are acceptable for car drivers, they should surely be acceptable for cyclists"

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Helmet campaign (Bedfordshire Road Safety Partnership)

Road safety organisation accused of “victim-blaming” over cycling helmet campaign

"Don't be like Ted, wear a helmet on your head!" the video says, but some have told the road safety organisation it would be better off "tackling road danger at source"

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“If mandatory safety measures are acceptable for car drivers, they should surely be acceptable for cyclists”: MP calls for cycling helmets to be made mandatory

Conservative politician Mark Pawsey was backing a campaign led by his constituent, Oliver Dibsdale, who suffered a serious brain injury after falling from his bike in 2015

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White cycle helmet

Helmet market to grow by over $300 million globally in the next four years

Government initiatives promoting cycling and the rise in road injuries are some of the factors fuelling demand for helmets, according to a new report

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Lazer “brain-design” helmet, to be used by Jumbo Visma at Paris Roubaix 2023

Jumbo-Visma to wear helmets with “healthy brains” at Paris-Roubaix to encourage helmet wearing

The Dutch team has teamed up with helmet supplier Lazer to produce a unique design on which “healthy brains are clearly visible”

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Endura Project Heid

Endura designs “world’s most graphic cycle helmets” featuring CAT scans of cyclists’ brain injuries to encourage helmet wearing

Coinciding with Brain Awareness Week, Endura will auction the four helmets for The Brain Charity, with the cyclewear brand hoping to "encourage the entire cycling community" to wear helmets

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Volvo Cars and POC develop world first car bike helmet crash_test (1).jpg

Why is Dan Walker’s claim that a bike helmet saved his life so controversial?

“Don’t be a helmet, wear a helmet,” says the presenter – but what’s the evidence behind the slogan?

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