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A new US study compares cycling by children in States with helmet laws against those without. It concludes the laws reduce children’s head injuries but do it by reducing cycling. But is it convincing?

New research indicates bicycle helmets are very good for your head even if you collide with a motor vehicle. However helmet-wearing rates by teenagers and children involved in accidents are very low

Bicycle Network Victoria’s Gary Brennan succinctly summarises where the organisation stands on the mandatory helmet law debate

A new study reports the rate of hospitalisations for cycling-related head injuries in NSW has fallen markedly and consistently since 1990. The authors say it’s due to helmets and infrastructure.

Fairfax cycling columnist Michael O’Reilly revived the debate about bikeshare schemes and mandatory helmets last week with a new article, Share bike schemes need to lose the lids.

It’s good to see some statisticians have taken a look at Gillham and Rissel’s surprising (and depressing!) claim that per capita cycling levels have fallen significantly in Australia over the last 27 years. As I discussed last month (Are Australians cycling less?), Chris Gillham and Chris Rissel reported recently that the number of cyclists fell [...]

If they’re tempted, other Australian cities should think long and hard before committing to bikeshare. If private investors are prepared to take on the risk that’s fine, but it’s highly unlikely they’re interested. The fact is bikeshare will only happen if taxpayers stump up most of the funds. Cities should ask themselves, first, if bikeshare [...]

It’s not surprising Vancouver is dragging its feet on implementing the city’s promised bikeshare scheme – it’s one of the few major cities in the world with a law mandating the wearing of helmets by adults. There seems to be good reason for Vancouver to be nervous: the available evidence indicates bikeshare has failed in [...]