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Mandatory helmet law wouldn’t discourage cycling, says TRL

25 July 2014
Helmets: TRL says attitudes to helmet wearing more favourable
Helmets: TRL says attitudes to helmet wearing more favourable

 

There is no evidence to support the belief that compulsory helmet-wearing for cyclists would lead to a big drop in cycling, consultant TRL said this week.

TRL’s intervention in the helmet debate came as Jersey became the first jurisdiction in the UK to pass a helmet law, making it compulsory for child cyclists under 14 to wear a helmet. Parents face a £50 fine if their child is caught cycling without one.

TRL was commissioned by Jersey’s Government to advise on the decision...

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