Petition Make it illegal to not wear a helmet when riding any bike, skateboard or scooter

Georgia Fairthorne fell off a skateboard without a helmet on and is now critical in intensive care. Not wearing a helmet could be a life or death choice. It is already illegal in some countries and should be made illegal in the United Kingdom.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

3,609 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 3,609 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 12 February 2017
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