Support for policy measures requiring all cyclists to wear a helmet had the most approval from car drivers and or road users who were neither car drivers nor cyclists, at a support rate of 72.4 and 72.6 percent respectively. By contrast, road users who were strictly cyclists were less in favor of these policies, with support for such policies amounting to just over half of the survey respondents.
Support for mandatory helmet policy measures in Europe in 2018, by road user 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 road user group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249834/european-support-for-mandatory-helmet-policy-by-road-users/
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Vias Institute. (2020). Support for mandatory helmet policy measures in Europe in 2018, by road user group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249834/european-support-for-mandatory-helmet-policy-by-road-users/
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