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Reducing damages for lack of cycle helmet

The High Court recently looked again at the vexed question of whether an injured cyclist’s compensation should be reduced because the cyclist failed to wear a cycle helmet. There is no legal obligation on a cyclist to wear a helmet, it is only a recommendation in the Highway Code.

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