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 GreenwoodThe 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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