Bicycle Helmet Law Wiki. Helmet use has been estimated to reduce the odds of head injury by 50 and the odds of head face or neck injury by 33. In july 1991 new south wales extended the law s reach to child cyclists.
There are a total of 22 state laws for bicycle helmets and 201 local laws. In 2002 an attempt was made to introduce bicycle helmet legislation in poland but it was opposed by cyclists organisations. Bicycle helmets have been mandatory in new zealand since january 1994.
The statute delineated in part 11 of the land transport rule 2004 states that a person must not ride or be carried on a bicycle on a road unless the person is wearing a safety helmet of an approved standard that is securely fastened the law describes six different acceptable helmet standards.
There is active debate over what can be concluded from available studies and on whether the use of helmets by cyclists should be promote. Spain requires helmets to be worn while cycling along public roads outside population centers except for riders with a medical exemption or during extremely hot days. Each year about 2 of motor vehicle crash deaths are bicyclists. In july 1991 new south wales extended the law s reach to child cyclists.