Government shuts down mandatory cycling helmets question from Conservative MP

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Government shuts down mandatory cycling helmets question from Conservative MP — the Department for Transport insisted the government has 'no intention' to make wearing a helmet while cycling a legal requirement cycling

The Department for Transport has insisted the government has"no intention" to make wearing a helmet while cycling a legal requirement.

Norman, himself the Tory MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, also added that while the Department for Transport"recommends that cyclists wear helmets" the"safety benefits of mandating cycle helmets are likely to be outweighed by the fact that this would put some people off cycling". The safety benefits of mandating cycle helmets for cyclists are likely to be outweighed by the fact that this would put some people off cycling, thereby reducing the wider health and environmental benefits.

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