Doctors call to make wearing cycle helmets compulsory for children

Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:25

The Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine is calling for a change in the law to help reduce the number of children who suffer serious brain injuries in cycling accidents. Doctors say lives would be saved if the government made it illegal for children under 16 to cycle without a helmet.  Find out more... 

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Cycle Helmets

Submitted by caz62000 on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 19:10.

It should definately become law to wear a cycle helmet. You have to when you are on a moped that only goes 30 MPH and I know my sons can ride down hills faster than that! I am lucky that mine do wear helmets but sadly after the age of 14 they no longer feel its 'cool' if it was law they would have no choice .

carole