Bicycle Network wants a change to Australia’s helmet laws
In all Australian states and territories (excluding Northern Territory), it is currently mandatory for people to wear a helmet whenever and wherever they ride a bike.
Bicycle Network is recommending that mandatory bicycle helmet laws be relaxed with a five-year trial permitting people older than 17 to choose whether they wear a helmet when riding on footpaths or off-road cycle paths.
The full report with the recommendations, together with the study data can be read here.
Whitehorse Active Transport Action Group Inc. 