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Federal Panel Seeks Mandatory Helmet Laws

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/11/...y-helmet-laws/

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- A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board’s own staff. — The National Transportation Safety Board voted 3-0 to recommend helmet laws even as staff members reminded panelists that such laws may reduce overall cycling, and lead to the “unintended consequence” of more road fatalities because fewer cyclists will mean less pressure on local officials to build the kind of protected infrastructure that is proven to improve cyclist safety.

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