Fail to wear a helmet when out cycling and your damages may be cut if you are in an accident. In a recent case in the High Court, a cyclist who failed to wear a helmet faced a cut in his damages when the defendant successfully argued that it was a matter of normal prudence for a cyclist to wear a helmet, since that failure exposed the cyclist to a risk of greater injury.
It is still necessary for the defendants in such cases to show that not wearing a helmet was a failure to take reasonable precautions and was contributory to the injury suffered.
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Helmet is Reasonable Precaution for Cyclists
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