... helmet safety in 1985. It recommended in 1985 that co-operation of states and territories should be sought to \"review the benefits of bicycle helmet wearing ... and unless there are persuasive arguments to the contrary introduce compulsory wearing of helmets by cyclists on roads and other public places\". The 1985 committee assumed from the start, to quote its chairman, \"that all cyclists should wear a helmet to increase cycling safety both on and off the roads\". By contrast, the Victorian Government\'s submission to that committee said, quote: \"The incidence of bicycle helmet use has not yet reached a sufficiently high level anywhere in the world for a scientific examination of helmet effectiveness in injury reduction to be undertaken.\" Despite flimsy evidence of efficacy, the committee recommended that the states and territories should introduce compulsory wearing of helmets by cyclists on roads and other public places. The Victorian Parliament\'s Social Development ...

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