Comment 81369

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted October 02, 2012 at 10:38:00 in reply to Comment 81367

The best example is New Zealand, where the effect of mandatory helmet laws on cycling and injuries has been extensively studied. The research seems to show that mandatory helmet laws decreased cycling by although the injuries decreased by 19% after the law, cycling also decreased by 22%, which means the risk for each cyclist actually increased slightly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_hel...

A New Zealand medical Journal study

"finds the helmet law has failed in aspects of promoting cycling, safety, health, accident compensation, environmental issues and civil liberties."

Clarke, Colin (2012). "Evaluation of New Zealand’s bicycle helmet law". New Zealand Medical Journal 125 (1349).

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