Cycling - Should wearing a cycle helmet be made compulsory?
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MichaelPP
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3rd Jan '12, 11:06am
3rd Jan '12, 11:06am
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A petition has been launched by the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain and three cycling bloggers urging the National Federation of Women’s Instititutes (NFWI) not to adopt a resolution calling for compulsory helmet laws to be brought in for cyclists as one of its key campaigns.The proposal is among six currently being put to the NFWI’s 210,000 members and reads: “The NFWI urges Her Majesty's Government to make the wearing of helmets when cycling a legal requirement.”
Here's an excerpt from the letter'
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Far too many bicycle riders, young and old, are killed and injured on the UK's roads every year. Many more will never even contemplate something so simple as riding a bicycle - or have tried and given up - through being too scared to mix with heavy and fast traffic on Britain's main roads. We do not believe that the way to remedy this situation, and to increase cyclist's safety, is through compulsory helmet laws.
What do you think?
Cycle helmets
3rd Jan '12, 11:14am
A couple of links:
http://www.anweald.co.uk/cyclehelmets.html
http://www.cyclehelmets.org/
Personally I think doing any
4th Jan '12, 12:30pm
Personally I think doing any kind of exercise without the proper safety equipment is bonkers... not sure what it has to do with the WI though!
My lad isn't allowed to ride his bike without a helmet on.
I suspect that the WI
9th Jan '12, 9:21am
is a fairly powerful organisation and so they are seeking their backing.
I'm not sure about 'compulsory' how would you enforce it? And compulsory under what circumstances?
I don't know anyone who BMX's at the local park who wouldn't wear one - when walking in the nearby Forestry Commission place I see most bikers wearing them - but then I see bikers who don't.
But my neighbour cycles to the local farm for her eggs - should she wear one?
Surely it's down to the risk of the activity - in central London I'd wear one if I cycled. On the long distance footpath that takes me to the nearest town I'm lucky if I pass a pedestrian.
cycle helmets
16th Jan '12, 1:38pm
The attitude of motorists towards cyclists is the main safety problem on our roads. Drivers think of us as an irritation rather than valid road users. Wearing helmets may go a small way to changing this attitude but basically there needs to be tougher legal penalties for drivers who injure cyclists and also for cyclists that ride dangerously.
Helmets should be compulsory for road use.
Hello dant and welcome. I
16th Jan '12, 8:32pm
Hello dant and welcome. I agree, there does need to be more understanding of the rights of all on the roads.
Not offroad Dant? My
20th Jan '12, 11:31am
Not offroad Dant?
My preference would be helmets for offroad use not 'on the road'. Off roaders come to grief against trees and rocks a lot!