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<p>The table below provides figures for 2017 for Great Britain on the number of pedal
cyclist fatalities who were wearing a helmet, not wearing a helmet, and where helmet
status was not known. This table shows that more than a half (58%) of pedal cyclist
fatalities with helmet status known were not wearing one. These statistics do not
show whether the helmet was worn correctly, when worn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>Number and proportion of pedal cyclist fatalities by helmet
worn, Great Britain: 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of pedal cyclist fatalities</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helmet worn<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Helmet not worn</p></td><td><p>Not
known<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p><em>Proportion of cyclist fatalities</em> <em>not
wearing a helmet where known</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p><em>58%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1.
These statistics do not indicate whether the helmet was worn correctly when worn.</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>2. Includes pedal cycle fatalities for police forces which did not
provide any data on helmet worn or not worn for their pedal cyclist fatalities in
2017. In 2017, there were 27 police forces providing data on whether helmet was worn
for reported pedal cyclist fatalities.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Source:
DfT STATS19</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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