Book Description

This second edition of Helmets: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners has updated the evidence on risk factors and interventions for helmet use. The manual is aimed at policy-makers and road safety practitioners and draws on experience from countries that have succeeded in promoting helmet use. The effectiveness of helmets in reducing head injuries and preventing death has been established by several found by several studies. However, ensuring the use of helmets requires additional interventions. These include developing and passing a law for helmet use among PTW users, developing helmet standards suitable for all age groups and appropriate for the local weather, enforcement of the law by police, and education programmes to increase awareness of the law and benefits from its compliance.