PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(16 July 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take legislative steps to require cyclists to wear helmets.
Asked by:
Connor Naismith (Labour)
Asked by:
Connor Naismith (Labour)
Answer
The Government strongly encourages cyclists to wear helmets, and this is reflected in The Highway Code, but there are no plans to mandate this.
A previous review of this matter concluded that the safety benefits of mandating helmets would be likely to be outweighed by the fact that it would put some people off cycling, thereby reducing the wider health and environmental benefits.
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