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New Canadian Study Claims Helmet Laws Don’t Affect Cycling Ridership Numbers

From The Moederfiets or Motherbike Canada’s ten provinces have varying rules about bicycle helmets; some make them mandatory, some mandatory for those under 18 years old, and some with no legislation. It makes for an interesting study on The effects of provincial bicycle helmet legislation on helmet use and bicycle ridership in Canada . While only the abstract is available, one of the authors told the University of Manitoba News: “Contrary to popular belief, provincial helmet legislation does not cause people to c… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Canadian Study Claims Helmet Laws Don’t Affect Cycling Ridership Numbers