Helmet bill sunk!
2015-04-10 23:39:39.886023+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
RT Bob Gunderson @Bob_Gunderson:
Mandatory Helmet Bill Is Gutted: Now Asks for Study on how to shame bikers http://cal.streetsblog.org/201...10/mandatory-helmet-law-is-gone/
That article mentions this call to revisit the youth helmet law, pointing out:
To help answer that question, let’s compare against reported pedestrian accidents, shown in the following time-series graph. It is interesting that the youth pedestrian TBI rate saw a similar rate of decline — even though there is no pedestrian helmet mandate. This suggests the decline in cycling head injuries was mainly due to fewer kids walking and biking, and not a result of the helmet mandate.