Bicycle helmets and public health in Australia

摘要: ISSUE ADDRESSED: To evaluate the effects on public health in Australia of compelling people to wear a bicycle helmet while cycling. METHODS: The processes introducing compulsory wearing helmets, evidence their efficacy relative scientific knowledge brain injury, and official actions uphold policy are examined. RESULTS: It is shown that action make was response fear death chronic disability from it taken at time when cycling increasing risk casualty falling. appears governments did not verify helmets disregarded research which found they can increase injury. After legislation introduced, rates declined sharply with loss benefits for health, but increased. CONCLUSIONS: Compulsion detrimental Australia. Language: en