5 most common causes of serious injury for children Post Reply

[Marmot-in-london]

I Wish everyone did but I do feel it won't be long before it comes into law at least for children. These recent cycling death sad as they are may trigger things.

[Lucullus]

The recent deaths of people cycling have absolutely nothing to do with the use of helmets, though: people die on bicycles because they've been in incidents with vehicles many times larger and less forgiving than they are.

I really can't think of something less important than legislating to make children wear cycle helmets, if I'm honest. Children nowadays are more at risk of ill health through low activity than ever before, and actual incidence of head injuries to children - I would expect - are not significantly different to adults.

The biggest killer of children and teens in London is traffic, and I don't believe that it is possible to make a case that mandating cycling helmets will make any substantive difference to these outcomes.

[rooting4tooting]

if someone want legislation to cover children wearing cycling helmets, then the same people should demand similar for play grounds as the number of serious injuries at playgrounds far outweighs those of cycling.
However, I am all in favour of cycling proficiancy tests. WBC and Merton offer course but only for children over 10 years old.