From William Allen-Le Bas (aged 9).

I FELL off my push bike last Thursday, knocking a tooth loose and cutting my face quite badly. Even though I was wearing my cycle helmet it hurt a lot, but it could have been so much worse without one.

Since then, I have noticed a large number of people cycling on the road with no cycle helmet on, especially tourists with young children. I dread to think what would happen to these children if they were involved in an accident.

It’s illegal to ride a motorbike without a helmet so I don’t see why it should be any different for push bikes. I think we need a law to make wearing a cycle helmet compulsory. Maybe the cycle hire companies would consider hiring out cycle helmets too?

St Brelade.

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