Rejected petition Make the wearing of cycling helmets compulsory for all cyclists on public roads

Wearing a cycling helmet can help prevent serious injury in the event of falling or being knocked off a bicycle. This a long with education and road safety programmes will make cycling safer for all.

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There are many studies supporting the wearing of helmets, and assessing how many injuries are prevented but no research to find where a helmet has caused an injury.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/221550

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Date submitted 26 August 2018
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