High Support in Britain for Making Helmets Mandatory for Cyclists
Almost half of Londoners consider their city “very unsafe” or “moderately unsafe” for cyclists.
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(09/11/12) -
Four-in-five Britons believe the use of helmets should be mandatory for any person travelling in a bicycle in the UK, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,004 British adults, 80 per cent of respondents support this directive, while 14 per cent oppose it.
Across Britain, 61 per cent of respondents believe their own city or town is a “very safe” or a “moderately safe” place for cyclists.
At least three-in-five respondents in the South of England (64%), Midlands and Wales (63%), the North (also 63%) and Scotland (60%) deem their respective areas as safe for cyclists.
In London, only 44 per cent of respondents believe their city is “very safe” or “moderately safe” for cyclists, while almost half (48%) consider London “moderately unsafe” or “very unsafe.”
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion
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Methodology: From August 9 to August 10, 2012, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 2,004 randomly selected British adults who are Springboard UK panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 2.2%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region data to ensure samples representative of the entire adult population of Great Britain. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
