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Research on helmet law in the UK
In the UK, the helmet law has been debated for a long time, with the usual set of emotional arguments from helmet believers. So far, rationality has prevailed, thanks to the efforts of the Cyclists Touring Club and independent researchers. Here is some of the research that has help sanity prevail. The Hillman report, one…
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Helmet believers doubtful after increase in injuries
A helmet advocate researched Canadian provinces with a bicycle helmet law. What he found shocked him. Provinces with a helmet law experienced relatively more injuries. “A study that compared six-year periods on either side of the helmet laws in the four provinces that have them calculated a reduction in fatalities of 37 per cent and a reduction in…