Meagre turnout for helmet 'ride for choice' protestTOM HUNT/STUFF About 25 cyclists turned out in Wellington on Saturday to protest for a change to our cycle helmet laws. TOM HUNT/STUFF Ride organiser Jeremy Teague. The cycle helmet laws brought in 24 years ago were putting people off biking, he said. TOM HUNT/STUFF A small crowd gathered in Wellington on Saturday to call for a change to New Zealand's cycle helmet laws. Rider Daryl Cockburn cited a Wellington school where, he said, cycling numbers dropped from about 200 to 20 daily after the cycle helmet law came in 24 years ago.

Source: Stuff March 17, 2018 02:15 UTC