In Australia it is compulsory to wear a helmet if you are cycling. Fortunately, here in Britain, whether one wears a helmet or not is a matter of choice.
Rightly, the Australian government is concerned for the safety of its citizens. Before it introduced the law in 1990 about 45 cyclists were killed each year in Australia. Since the wearing of cycle helmets has been compulsory that figure has fallen to 30 people a year. The fall is in line with the reduction in cycling caused by the introduction of compulsory helmets themselves.
In Australia around 300 people a year drown. Under a new Australian law all swimmers will have to wear a life jacket. Bondi beach will never be the same again.
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