helmet debate

Helmet fixation distracts from effective safety strategies says US professor

He says helmets are given too much emphasis in the US and believes this shapes the safety debate

Fri, Feb 16, 2018 15:00
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Girl who went under car after braking too hard and going over handlebars now campaigning to make helmets compulsory

She was rushing to school after struggling to find her helmet before she set off

Fri, Dec 15, 2017 16:12
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Dad stops kid from crashing bike into parked car (+ link to video)

Footage goes viral - after soparking helmet debate

Sun, Dec 03, 2017 17:10
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Mandatory hi-vis and helmets will be considered as part of government cycle safety review

Consultation will look at infrastructure, education, signage and more

Wed, Nov 22, 2017 15:00
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Nationwide explains why it made cycle helmets compulsory under its travel insurance

Building society says change introduced for “members’ welfare” and only applies to injuries a helmet could have helped prevent

Fri, Jul 21, 2017 17:52
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Oxford newspaper launches helmet campaign after cyclist’s death

Offers discounts on helmets – but some may take issue with the tone of its campaign

Fri, Jun 02, 2017 14:21
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France makes cycle helmets compulsory for under-12s – and wants kids to nag their parents to wear one too

New law comes into force on Wednesday - but campaigners say it is "nonsense" that it will improve safety

Mon, Mar 20, 2017 17:48
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Bosnia repeals cycle helmet law

Campaign group says cycling has been ‘incorrectly presented as a dangerous activity’

Tue, Mar 07, 2017 17:51
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France makes cycle helmets compulsory for children aged 11 and under

New law will come into effect from 22 March

Sun, Jan 15, 2017 13:39
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Sun blunders as it tells PM David Cameron to wear a cycle helmet

UK's biggest selling newspaper believes helmets are compulsory for Britain's bike riders

Fri, Apr 01, 2016 13:24
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