DfT position on helmet compulsion

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DfT position on helmet compulsion

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Written question to DfT 5th December.
Mark Pritchard Conservative, The Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with road safety and cycle representative groups on making it a legal requirement for cyclists to wear helmets on public roads.
Jesse Norman Minister of State (Department for Transport)

The Department considered this matter at length in a comprehensive cycling and walking safety review in 2018 and held discussions with a wide range of stakeholders as part of that review. The safety benefits of mandating cycle helmets for cyclists are likely to be outweighed by the fact that this would put some people off cycling, thereby reducing the wider health and environmental benefits. The Department recommends that cyclists should wear helmets, as set out in The Highway Code, but has no intention to make this a legal requirement.
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A written reply so we cannot check for lip movement
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Mark Pritchard Conservative, The Wrekin clearly has a blancmange for a brain.

Does he have any new evidence since the 2018 review? Does he have any evidence or justifications at ALL??

Idiot. He's probably a CTT member. Stick him in the B Ark ..
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mattheus wrote: 6 Dec 2022, 1:40pm Stick him in the B Ark ..
What have the Golgafrinchans done to deserve him?!?
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Seems to be a fairly regular waste of time parliamentary question with the standard DfT response back.
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mjr wrote: 6 Dec 2022, 3:21pm
mattheus wrote: 6 Dec 2022, 1:40pm Stick him in the B Ark ..
What have the Golgafrinchans done to deserve him?!?
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I thought that was the principle the "B Ark" was based on!
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If they make helmets compulsory for cycling, what about roller skating, or skate-boards?
What about wearing them in a car, or walking down the street?
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Here's some published info about Mark Pritchard MP
I... n January 2017, it was reported that an inquiry had been launched into all-party parliamentary groups amid concerns they were being used to bypass lobbying rules. Pritchard was singled out in reports as the parliamentarian who sits on the most APPGs, with membership of 41 separate groups...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Prit ... olitician)

Here's They work for you. Scroll down for Register of Members’ Interests

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11946 ... n#register
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thirdcrank wrote: 6 Dec 2022, 4:49pm Here's some published info about Mark Pritchard MP
I... n January 2017, it was reported that an inquiry had been launched into all-party parliamentary groups amid concerns they were being used to bypass lobbying rules. Pritchard was singled out in reports as the parliamentarian who sits on the most APPGs, with membership of 41 separate groups...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Prit ... olitician)

Here's They work for you. Scroll down for Register of Members’ Interests

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11946 ... n#register
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I forgot to make clear "He denies any wrongdoing"
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None of this is news, had Pritchard bothered to do his homework he'd have got that answer before he asked the question.

Nothing new here.
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Mick F wrote: 6 Dec 2022, 4:38pm If they make helmets compulsory for cycling, what about roller skating, or skate-boards?
What about wearing them in a car, or walking down the street?
I was in Spain in August and hired a bike and a helmet was thrust upon me! I don't tend to wear one unless I'm doing something very silly off road, but apparently it's compulsory now :cry:
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Dingdong wrote: I was in Spain in August and hired a bike and a helmet was thrust upon me! I don't tend to wear one unless I'm doing something very silly off road, but apparently it's compulsory now :cry:
I'm with your sentiments, but if it's the law in another land, then I'll obey the law or not cycle there. Spanish helmet law seems to be somewhat odd.
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Was the Spanish Helmet Brand New? If not how could you be sure it was not already damaged ,or full of nits or something else unsavoury.
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