Keep the use of cycle helmets optional HMG e-petition

[Archie_tect]

...but people with an interest in campaigning issues will miss it , and if campaigning issues are to be posted in The Cafe, then we might as well shut down Campaigning.
The random selection of sections in which to post is just happens in another well known cycle forum thus making that forum fairly useless for promoting campaigning issues.
Mods., can we have this thread moved to Campaign please?

If people look, they will see that the petition was first posted there. That's where I saw it and followed the link to sign the petition.

People clearly haven't seen it there so I thought it should be more widely known about.... in fact it should go viral so everyone has the choice to have their opinion heard.

The Mods [hopefully] already know it is a thread on Campaigning so no need to move it... in fact it would confuse people if they did....

I think if you care about freedom of choice, sign it. If you don't, don't but there is no need to start arguing about the pros or cons of wearing one.
People should have the right to choose... and though I don't necessarily agree with those who object to wearing one, they should have the right to do so.

As someone has said, it would be a ridiculous law to police.

 

[Archie_tect]

Shouldn't this be in the campaigning and public policy forum?

Just saying.

It is.... see?
People don't know about it.... that's why I repeated it here.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

If it becomes law, I'll be a wrongdoer.

 

[bianchi1]

What's the likelihood of nonsense like this becoming law?

No chance...the masses (73) of the cycling community, outraged by a non existent proposal to bring in a new law have spoken. The government are reconsidering the plan, which they have not made, in response to this overwhelming wave of public anger.

 

[Toeclip]

Done

 

[Davidc]

Done

 

[swee'pea99]

Signed, but it's not getting much real support is it?

It isn't is it? Have to say I'm surprised it's quite so quiet. You wouldn't expect hordes piling over the ramparts, but under 100 is thin to say the least.

 

[numbnuts]

It isn't is it? Have to say I'm surprised it's quite so quiet. You wouldn't expect hordes piling over the ramparts, but under 100 is thin to say the least.

Maybe you have answered your own question

 

[MontyVeda]

What's the likelihood of nonsense like this becoming law?

well bearing in mind 'they' downgraded cannabis to a class c drug... then upgraded it again a year or so later, just goes to show that 'they' aren't very good at the thinking bit. And the more we see stories in the tabloid press about a cyclist smashing her teeth in on the side of a bus because she didn't check the brakes were functional before going out on her bike, resulting in a 'wear a helmet' article instead of a more logical 'check your brakes' article... the more likely it will happen. Hope not though.

 

[swee'pea99]

'this nonsense' has become law in many countries/regions. It's not a non-starter by any means.

 

[Sandra6]

I was really pleased to see this as the e petition to make helmets compulsory by law keeps popping up on my facebook timeline and I'm getting sick of non-cycling people telling me how to ride my bike and what to wear.
A lot of the support for the "lets make helmets compulsory" seem to be coming from people affected by a story of a young lad who sadly is in a coma after an accident where he was knocked from his bike. He wasn't wearing a helmet as he didn't want to mess up his hair - so said his dad - but the feeling is that making it law would have changed that. Personally I think some people will do as they please regardless, and a law like this would not have saved this young boy. My opinion is not at all popular with the supporters of that petition though.

 

[snorri]

If people look, they will see that the petition was first posted there. .

Hi Archie_tect, sorry I had a bit of a rant last night. ;-)

 

[Accy cyclist]

They want to get up a petition to make cycle lights compulsory! IOh wait a minute,they are compulsory!The plod don't bother to pull knobheads up who cycle in the dark with no lights,not even reflectors,so would they chase after non helmet wearers?
Knobheads with no lights affect other road users,especially cyclists and pedestrians who are sometimes hit by these creatures. Cyclists with no helmets affect only themselves, and their relatives if they end up in a coma!

 

[Wobblers]

They want to get up a petition to make cycle lights compulsory! IOh wait a minute,they are compulsory!The plod don't bother to pull knobheads up who cycle in the dark with no lights,not even reflectors,so would they chase after non helmet wearers?
Knobheads with no lights affect other road users,especially cyclists and pedestrians who are sometimes hit by these creatures. Cyclists with no helmets affect only themselves, and their relatives if they end up in a coma!

There's an invidious assumption in that statement: that helmets have a discernible effect in reducing the consequences of serious brain injury.

 

[Archie_tect]

Mrs A_T believes that it's dangerous to cycle on main roads mixing with vehicles travelling at high speeds, driven by people who are often not concentrating enough.... she believes that it is even more dangerous to do so without a small piece of moulded polystyrene on your head. To allay her genuine concern about my safety, I wear a helmet because I respect her her opinion.