• Source: Bicycle helmet laws by country

The wearing of bicycle helmets and attitudes towards their use vary around the world. The effects of compulsory use of helmets are disputed (see Bicycle helmet laws). Four countries (Argentina, Cyprus, Australia, and New Zealand) currently both require and enforce universal use of helmets by cyclists. Partial rules apply in some other jurisdictions, such as only for children (e.g. in France), in certain states or sub-national divisions (e.g. British Columbia in Canada), or under other limited conditions.




History


Australia was the first country to enact mandatory bicycle helmet use for all cyclists. Mexico City has had mandatory cycle helmet laws repealed, and in Italy the Federazione Italiana Amici della Bicicletta managed to block a proposed helmet law. Cycling UK, the largest cycling advocacy organisation in the UK, has opposed mandatory wearing of helmets on the grounds that it should be a personal choice. In 2002 an attempt was made to introduce bicycle helmet legislation in Poland but it was opposed by cyclists' organisations.




Legislation by country






See also


Outline of cycling




Notes






References






Further reading


Macpherson, A; Spinks, A (2007). "Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries" (PDF). In Spinks, Anneliese (ed.). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Vol. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007. The Cochrane Collaboration. pp. CD005401. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005401.pub2. PMC 6823199. PMID 18646128. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-08.




External links


European Cyclists’ Federation
Bicycle Helmet Research Foundation

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