Helmets for Automobile Users!
2014-05-09 23:52:19.324557+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Elsevier Accident Analysis & Prevention: Head injuries and bicycle helmet laws looks at the impact of mandatory cyclist helmet laws in Australia. Notably, that they seem to discourage cycling more than anything, and:
Despite the risk of dying from head injury per hour being similar for unhelmeted cyclists and motor vehicle occupants, cyclists alone have been required to wear head protection. Helmets for motor vehicle occupants are now being marketed and a mandatory helmet law for these road users has the potential to save 17 times as many people from death by head injury as a helmet law for cyclists without the adverse effects of discouraging a healthy and pollution free mode of transport.