Legislation encouraged for Adults wearing bike helmets
In Canadian provinces that have adopted mandatory helmet legislation for children, bicycle-related head injuries have fallen 45%, compared with a 27% drop in provinces that have not mandated helmet use. More surprising is that among adults cycling-related head injuries continue to increase. In Ontario, which has helmet laws for children but not adults, say injuries have soared 20% over the past three years. A discrepancy that has led to renewed calls for all-ages legislation. To date most legislation has focused on children, for whom cycling is one of the leading causes of traumatic injury. (Only three provinces, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have all-ages helmet laws.)
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