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Angela Merkel speaks out against helmet laws
Opening Germany's annual cycling showcase Eurobike, Chancellor Angela Merkel told
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Helmet laws discourage the safest cyclists
Researchers in Norway have looked into possible reasons why there is no good evide
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Town drops helmet law to reduce its risks
For 15 years, until June 1, Milton, population 7,000, 45 minutes south of Seattle
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Switzerland rejects child helmet law
The Swiss Government has decisively thrown out a proposal to make it mandatory fo
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Perth mayor backs calls for law relaxation
The Lord Mayor of Perth has now joined Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle in Australi
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Fremantle joins calls for no helmets trial
The city of Fremantle in Western Australia has called for a two-year trial whereb
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Ditch helmet laws, ECF President tells world transport ministers
Speaking at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012,
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NZ law halved cycling and led to premature deaths
According to new research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, New Zeala
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Helmet laws: What has been their effect?
A law-by-law guide to their impact
Helmet laws repealed or reduced in scope
Some helmet laws have been repealed in whole or part
How much are helmet laws justified?
see also Commentary, 'Criteria to justify a helmet law'
Criteria to justify a helmet law
plus commentary on 'How much are helmet laws justified?'
Cycle helmet laws - facts, figures and consequences
Paper presented to Velo Australis international cycling conference, 1996.
Laws in Australia and New Zealand
A detailed analysis of their outcomes
Child helmet laws: a case study
Why they may not be so helpful to children as many people think