Bicycle helmet lobby - advocacy, statistics, data, research: "Ontario's Nanny-statists Target Cyclists Again
The helmet law debate in the Legislature came back suddenly on November 4th, 2004 after a 13 year absence. It was sudden to us because none of the parties had mentioned it during the last election, and it had become a non-issue in Ontario's cycling community following the implementation of the child helmet law in 1995. Organized cycling wasn't aware that health and safety lobby groups had been working behind the scenes at Queens Park to bring it back.
The front man for the latest initiative is Liberal MPP, John Milloy. He introduced the bill and kicked off the debate in the Legislature. 'Debate' in this case is a misnomer. The discussions that took place blatantly lacked any scientific basis; instead, it was based on anecdotal evidence, personal conviction and grief."
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