In 2018, Africa recorded the highest support for policy measures requiring all cyclists to wear helmets, based on a survey in five countries of the region. Support rates reached 87.1 percent for female-identifying respondents and 82.9 percent for male-identifying respondents. Overall, support was more important in women across regions. Divergence of opinion was the strongest in North America, which recorded a difference of 8.7 percent between policy support from women and men.
Global support for mandatory helmet policy measures in 2018, by gender and region
Behaviors were measures in the last 30 days prior to when respondents filled out the survey.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Participating countries were Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa. Survey responses include all road users.
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Vias Institute. (November 18, 2020). Global support for mandatory helmet policy measures in 2018, by gender and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249820/support-for-mandatory-helmet-policies-by-gender-and-region/
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