Should the bicycle helmet be mandatory? In the Netherlands, the government wants a helmet obligation for children on the electric bicycle. And with us the debate flares up after a podcast of ‘De Standaard’ in which two mobility experts are sides against a helmet obligation. Stefaan Nijs, a reputed Flemish top surgeon, today offers a sharp reply in the newspaper. He calls a possible helmet obligation a “political decision” but breaks himself on the large number of head injuries among cyclists. “Why the hell would you not set up Him?”
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TOP Doctor indignantly after statements about bicycle helmet obligation: “Why for God’s sake wouldn’t you set him up?”
Bytaketonews
Sep 1, 2025