Cyclists: Should Canada have mandatory helmet laws?
- August 11, 2010 11:34 AM |
- By POV
A new study is calling on provincial governments to pass laws that force cyclists to wear helmets.
The study, published in the August edition of the journal Injury Prevention and conducted by researchers at the University of Manitoba and the University of Ottawa, suggests cyclists are much more likely to wear helmets and avoid injuries if they live in a province with a mandatory helmet law.
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There is little consistency across Canada in terms of helmet use legislation. British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick all have mandatory helmet legislation for people of all ages.
Would you like to see mandatory helmet laws in your province? If you cycle, do you wear a helmet?
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' responses.)
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