Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 44629

Cycling: Protective Clothing

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward regulations to require all road cyclists to wear an approved safety helmet.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Highway Code recommends that cyclists should wear helmets. The Government encourages cyclists, particularly children, to do so, but has no plans to make this a legal requirement. The safety benefits of mandating helmets would be likely to be outweighe...
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