Category: Helmet Law

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…

Bill Curnow: Bicycle helmets and public health in Australia The efficacy of bicycle helmets against brain injury Bicycle Helmets: A Scientific Evaluation The Cochrane Collaboration and bicycle helmets Bruce Robinson: Is There Any Reliable Evidence That Australian Helmet Legislation Works? Dorothy Robinson: Safety in numbers in Australia: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling…

This is a summary of an article by William J. Curnow published in Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2008 : 19 (1) 10-15 The Federal Government adopted the policy of compulsory bicycle helmets in 1989 to minimise the public cost of accidents and it induced the states and territories to pass the world’s first laws for…

The Bicycle Helmet FAQ European Cyclists Federation Helmet Brochure ECF Helmet Group ECF Position on Helmets Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers in Australia Is There Any Reliable Evidence That Australian Helmet Legislation Works? Helmet Laws in the Northern Territory Cycling, Safety and Health Making Cycling Irresistible Cycle Helmet Laws – Facts, Figures and Consequences…

Written in May 1992 SPECIAL NOTE: The following Hansard document, which covers the introduction of compulsory helmets legislation in the ACT in May 1992, was manually scanned from hardcopy by a CRAG member. Since about 1995, the ACT Government has begun to make Hansard available online. Click HERE to do a Google search for helmets on…

Following the precedent of helmets for motorcyclists, opinion unsupported by scientific evidence developed that cyclists, especially children, need more protection and that helmets could provide it. In 1978, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Road Safety recommended that “cyclists be advised of the safety benefits of protective helmets and the possibility of requiring cyclists…

Written in 1994 Introduction The Federal Government took action in 1989 to make Australia the first country in the world to compel cyclists to wear helmets, but had little knowledge of the likely effects of its action. As the Government of Victoria told the Federal Parliamentary Committee that recommended compulsory helmets, “the incidence of bicycle…