Compulsory Cycle Helmets For Under 16 Year Olds

EDM number 1708 in 1997-98, proposed by Colin Breed on 28/10/1998.

That this House believes that too many young cyclists die each year because of a lack of protective headwear and that the wearing of bicycle helmets can greatly reduce the odds of a head injury; notes that if cyclists are involved in an accident and are not wearing a helmet they are three times more likely to suffer a head injury than if a helmet had been worn; and to this end supports the compulsory wearing of helmets by under 16 year olds to prevent unnecessary death and injury.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.