The need for cycle helmets

They all recognise that their activities present a risk of head injuries, that the bones of human skull are more delicate than we might wish to think, and that wearing a suitable helmet offers a degree of protection from falling boulders, riverbed rocks, tarmac or the wooden surface of a velodrome.

If activities ranging from riding a moped to rollerblading and from tackling the Matterhorn to caving demand protective headgear, what is so different about cycling on public roads or even cycle paths?

The answer is simple: nothing. As the results of recent serious accidents in Jersey have demonstrated, cyclists cannot expect to benefit from some form of miraculous immunity if they fall or are thrown from their machines.

Read the rest of this leader comment in Thursday’s JEP.