Directory of Helmets Resources

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• Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust

  http://www.bhit.org/
  Aims to reduce the number of children who are killed and injured as a result of head injuries sustained in cycling accidents. Includes educational resources, advice, and statistics.

• Bicycle Overtaking Studies

  http://www.drianwalker.com/overtaking/
  An analysis of motorist behaviour towards cyclists; shows that drivers come closer to cyclists wearing helmets, riding further from the edge, and who appear to be male. Includes a downloadable summary [PDF format].

• Cycle Helmets

  http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/helmets.html
  A collection of articles by John Franklin, "guru" of UK cyclist training; includes links to other research and statistics.

• Cycle orgs and doctors say BMA helmet vote will "cause great harm"

  http://www.bikebiz.com/news/20261/Cycle-orgs-and-doctors-say-BMA-helmet-vote-will-cause-great-harm
  Reporting of the reaction of cyclist organisations to the BMA calling for legislation requiring helmet compulsion for all adult and child cyclists.

• Helmets

  http://www.ctc.org.uk/campaign/cycle-helmets-evidence
  The CTC's (Cycle Touring Club) policy on the issue of helmet-wearing, and against legislation to compel the wearing of helmets. Includes an analysis of the BMA decision of 2005, and recent evidence.

• Three Lessons for a Better Cycling Future

  http://www.bmj.com/content/321/7276/1582
  A paper for the British Medical Journal analyses some myths about cyclist safety, and posits that increasing the number of cyclists is the straightforward way of making cycling much safer.

 

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