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Photo: Warren McLaren / inov8 Not that this is a fire that needs any stoking but Australia is yet again debating the relative merits of helmets for cycling. And remember this is the country that back in 1991, became the first to make riding a bike without a helmet illegal. Associate Professor Chris Rissel believes that “”What it does is it puts people off cycling and makes people think that cycling’s a dangerous activity, even though it’s a really healthy thing to do and it increases people’s physical activity.” Then there’s Professor Frank McDermott saying there is no question that if the current laws were overturned, head inj… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Calls for Australia to Drop Compulsory Bicycle Helmets Laws