Cycle Helmets
EDM number 764 in 2003-04, proposed by Jane Griffiths on 03/03/2004.
That this House notes the substantial disparity between claims made for the efficacy of pedal cycle helmets and their measured effect in real populations; notes that the Transport Research Laboratory has reported the promotion of pedal cycle helmets may lead to increased injury rates; notes that cyclist injury rates remain unchanged following passage of mandatory helmet legislation in several countries; and calls on the Department of Transport to initiate a programme of research designed to establish why increases in helmet wearing rates are not associated with reductions in head injury rates, and why the countries with the lowest helmet wearing rates are those with the lowest cyclist injury rates.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Griffiths | 03/03/2004 | Reading East | Labour | Proposed |
| Alan Simpson | 04/03/2004 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 04/03/2004 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 04/03/2004 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 04/03/2004 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Simon Thomas | 04/03/2004 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 08/03/2004 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 08/03/2004 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 09/03/2004 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 10/03/2004 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 10/03/2004 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Patsy Calton | 12/03/2004 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rob Marris | 16/03/2004 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
| Anne Campbell | 27/04/2004 | Cambridge | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Dodds | 11/05/2004 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
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