As of 2018, road users over 65 years old were mostly in favor of policy measures requiring all cyclists to wear a helmet, with a support rate of over three-quarters of all respondents in that age group. By contrast, these measures only had 57.2 percent of support in younger people between 18 and 24 years old.
Support for mandatory helmet policy measures in Europe in 2018, by age group
Behaviors were measures in the last 30 days prior to when respondents filled out the survey.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Participating European countries were Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Survey responses include all road users.
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Vias Institute. (November 18, 2020). Support for mandatory helmet policy measures in Europe in 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249830/european-support-for-mandatory-helmet-policy-by-age-group/
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