Safety in Numbers for Walkers and Cyclists

This letter addresses concerns that increased laws requiring helmets for bicycle use will reduce the amount of bicycling and the number of bicyclists. The author contends that the health benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, so it is better to reduce head injuries and accidents by providing high-quality cycle training, encouraging cyclists to be careful, improving cycling facilities, and improving road safety. The author reports some statistics from recent studies on the impact of fines for not wearing helmets, the use of helmet laws in Australia, research in the United Kingdom on the problem of more neck injuries associated with helmet use, and the issue of personal choice.

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• Authors:
  • Clarke, Colin
• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 159-160
• Serial:
  • Health Promotion Journal of Australia
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
  • ISSN: 1036-1073
  • Serial URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/22011617

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle crashes; Bicycle helmets; Bicycling; Crash injuries; Head; Highway safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01013502
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 2005 10:31AM