Cycle helmets are promoted as a way of reducing injury if someone is knocked off their bike, but new research suggests they may be increasing the risk of accidents in the first place. Psychologists ...

If a car manufacturer suddenly told you fenders were useless, you might raise an eyebrow. If a sporting goods designer told hockey goalies that their serial-killer masks didn't prevent concussions, ...

Paper helmets could be protecting the heads of cyclists in under 12 months according to one of their inventors, Thomas Gottelier. Paper Pulp Helmets are a type of cheap, disposable bicycle helmet made ...

Mark Pawsey, the Tory MP for Rugby and Bulkington, yesterday introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons to enforce the wearing of helmets when cycling. This bill will fail, as have ...

I usually do. Wear a helmet, that is. Always in London. But it was a hot summer's night, and I was cycling in the bucolic outskirts of Bath. I took a shortcut through the university campus. Unfamiliar ...

Lyon Cycle has announced its partnership with uvex sports, becoming the official UK distributor for the uvex range of cycling ...

Bike-sharing schemes should provide helmets, according to a cyclist who survived a potentially fatal accident. Carl Edwards, of Treorchy, was told by medics he would have been killed had his helmet ...

Wearing a cycle helmet has become the norm, says David Bennett. A Wanganui manufacturer, who has built an international reputation for safety helmets, is alarmed at comments questioning the protection ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

With the autumn evenings drawing, regular cyclists will be reminded of the need to stay safe on the road. Many riders wouldn't leave home without a helmet - but it's a piece of kit that doesn't offer ...

Doctors are applauding members of the Northern Ireland assembly for voting in favour of a bill to make the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory. The British Medical Association believes it is a great ...