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"A helmet saved my life!"
3 papers on helmets and laws in Injury Prevention
4 UK reports find little evidence of helmet effectiveness 
A bicycling mystery: head injuries piling up
A case-control study of the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets 
A critical examination of arguments in favour of bicycle helmet legislation 
A helmet law for Ireland?
A hospital led promotion campaign aimed to increase bicycle helmet wearing among children aged 11 - 15 living in West Berkshire 1992-98 
A prospective analysis of injury severity among helmeted and non helmeted bicyclists involved in collisions with motor vehicles 
A solicitor's experience
All-ages legislation for Iceland?
Analysis
Are all head injuries a matter for concern?
Assessment of current bicycle helmets for the potential to cause rotational injury 
Assessment of current bicycle helmets for the potential to cause rotational injury
Australia
Australia: the world's fattest nation
Benefit-cost analyses of helmet promotion and laws
BHRF original research
Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries (Review) 
Bicycle helmet prevalence after 2 years in Alberta 
Bicycle Helmet Research Foundation
Bicycle injuries: road trauma is not the only concern 
Bicycle safety helmet legislation and bicycle-related non-fatal injuries in California 
Bicyclists, helmets and head injuries: a rider-based study of helmet use and effectiveness 
BMJ focuses on uncertainties about helmets
Boris Johnson
Briefing for legislators
Briefing papers
Canada
Casualty trends
Casualty trends in Edinburgh
Casualty trends in Great Britain
Casualty trends in Greater London
Changes in cycle use in Australia
Changes in traffic crash mortality rates ... United States 1982 - 2001 
Child cyclist head injuries in England: the wider context 
Child cyclist injuries involving head injury, Great Britain
Child cyclists requiring treatment in Dutch hospitals 1998 to 2000
Child helmet laws: a case study
Child helmet laws: cycling gets safer the more people who do it
Child helmet laws: cycling is a safe and healthy activity
Child helmet laws: helmet laws can make it a crime for children to take part in a healthy activity
Child helmet laws: helmets deter cycling and lead to poorer health
Child helmet laws: many other everyday activities would benefit more from helmets than cycling
Child helmet laws: summary
Child helmet laws: the benefits of helmets in reducing injury are greatly overstated
Child helmet laws: the principal threats to child health and life expectancy
City Bikes and helmets
Claims by BHIT
Cochrane Review: Authors' abstract
Cochrane Review: Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists 
Commuting trends in Australia
Conflicting evidence - a concern not only for cycle helmet research 
Contradictory evidence about the effectiveness of cycle helmets
Criteria to justify a helmet law
Cycle helmet effectiveness in New Zealand 
Cycle helmets - an overview
Cycle helmets - time for legislation 
Cycle helmets and rotational injuries
Cyclecraft
Cycling fatalities, Great Britain
Cyclists requiring treatment in US hospitals 1991 to 2000
Cyclists win helmet battle with insurer
Do bicycle safety helmets reduce severity of head injury in real crashes? 
Economic disparity in bicycle helmet use by children six years after the introduction of legislation 
Effect of legislation on the use of bicycle helmets 
Effectiveness of bicycle helmets in preventing head injury in children: case-control study 
Effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing head injuries: a case-control study 
Epidemiology of bicycle injury, head injury, and helmet use among children in British Columbia: a five year descriptive study 
European Council of Ministers of Transport: National Policies to Promote Cycling
European Cyclists' Federation
European Research Project: Vulnerable road users
Evaluation of the Bicycle Helmet Wearing Law in Victoria during its first four years 
FARS bicycle helmet use data
France
Frequently asked questions
General articles
Germany
Head injuries and cycling safety in France
Head injuries up after helmet law? (Alberta)
Head injuries when cycling in perspective
Health
Helmet laws
Helmet laws: Alberta
Helmet laws: Australian Capital Territory
Helmet laws: British Columbia
Helmet laws: California
Helmet laws: Czech Republic
Helmet laws: Iceland
Helmet laws: New Brunswick
Helmet laws: New South Wales
Helmet laws: New Zealand
Helmet laws: Northern Territory
Helmet laws: Nova Scotia
Helmet laws: Ontario
Helmet laws: Prince Edward Island
Helmet laws: Queensland
Helmet laws: South Africa
Helmet laws: South Australia
Helmet laws: Spain
Helmet laws: Sweden
Helmet laws: Tasmania
Helmet laws: Victoria
Helmet laws: Western Australia
Helmet laws: What has been their effect?
Helmet promotion
Helmet protection from head injuries among recreational bicyclists 
Helmet standards and capabilities
Helmet use, safety and obesity
Helmet wearing and cycle use in Great Britain
High life expectancy confirms low risk in cycling
How common is head injury when cycling?
How helmet promotion and laws affect cycle use
How much are helmet laws justified? 
Iceland
If car occupants must wear seat belts, why shouldn't cyclists wear helmets?
Impact of bicycle helmet safety legislation on children admitted to a regional pediatric trauma center 
Impact of Mandatory Helmet Legislation on Bicycle-Related Head Injuries in Children 
Injury patterns in cyclists attending an accident and emergency department 
International
Ireland
Is cycling without a helmet dangerous?
Key facts
Key facts about cycling safety
Key facts about injury when cycling in perspective
Key facts about the experiences of helmet promotion
Latest pages
Legislation for the compulsory wearing of cycle helmets 
Links
Litigation
Liverpool cyclist wins helmet litigation
Location of injuries to cyclists
Main topics
Making cycle helmets compulsory: ethical arguments for legislation 
Mandatory helmet legislation and children's exposure to cycling 
Medical opinion in litigation
Mind your head: The data and debate on bicyle helmet effectiveness 
Misleading claims
NCS Board policy statement
NEISS data on bicyclist injuries
Netherlands
New Zealand
Newcastle High Court judgement against contributory negligence
Ontario adult helmet bill fails
Opinion
Overviews of helmet effectiveness
Policy statement
Promoting safe cycling and helmet use 
Published evidence sceptical of helmet effectiveness or promotion
Published evidence supportive of helmet effectiveness or promotion
Quantifying the risk of head injury to child cyclists in England
Relative risk in cycling
Research
Research Index by Author
Research Index by Title
Reviews of published evidence
Risk and cycling
Risk-Compensation Behavior in Children - Myth or Reality? 
Road Safety Research Report No 30 
Royal Mail: a case study
Royal Mail: a Health & Safety perspective
Royal Mail: background
Royal Mail: other important considerations
Royal Mail: summary
Royal Mail: the evidence for compulsion
Safety in numbers
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Statistics
The effectiveness of bicycle helmets: a study of 1710 casualties 
The effects of bicycling helmets in preventing significant bicycle-related injuries in children 
The health benefits of cycling
The introduction of helmet laws to Australia
Trends in head injury mortality among 0 - 14 year olds in Scotland (1986-95) 
Trends in helmet use and head injuries in San Diego County 
Trends in serious head injuries among cyclists in England: analysis of routinely collected data 
Trends in serious head injuries among English cyclists and pedestrians 
United Kingdom
USA
Western Australia may review helmet law
What evidence is there that cycle helmets reduce serious injury?
What evidence is there that cycle helmets save lives?
What is the balance of advantage?
What is the most effective way to improve cycling safety?
Why it is wrong to claim that cycle helmets prevent 85% of head injuries and 88% of brain injuries 
Young cyclist wins crash case against insurance 'bully-boys'