Over-the-top policing of bike helmet laws targets vulnerable riders

Authors

Julia Quilter, University of WollongongFollow
Russell G. Hogg, Queensland University of TechnologyFollow

RIS ID

139559

Publication Details

J. Quilter & R. Hogg, 'Over-the-top policing of bike helmet laws targets vulnerable riders' (2019) 24 October The Conversation 1-3.

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The Conversation Media Group

Abstract

Cycling is often held up as a model of healthy and sustainable urban transport. So why have bike laws become more, not less, draconian? Our ongoing research shows mandatory helmet laws have become a tool of disproportionate penalties and aggressive policing.