Austria requires Ski Helmets for more now
Another area of Austria has made it mandatory for children under 15 to wear helmets. Some though question whether laws are the best way to improve safety.
Lower Austria made it compulsory last season and now Upper Austria has followed suit. The provincial parliament passed the new law this week.
It follows the death of a woman last winter who was hit by the German politician, Dieter Althaus. It was a big story in Austria and caused many to buy a helmet and some areas to make it compulsory to wear one.
Read about the accident and the background to the story here.
There was also the death of the actress Natasha Richardson in Canada that received worldwide publicity and we covered it extensively on PlanetSKI.
Not all are in favour of compulsion though.
One Upper Austrian politician, the green Party leader Rudi Anschober, said most children wear a helmet and that compulsion is not a good idea.
Parents in Austria have been made responsible for ensuring that their children wear a helmet, but it is unclear what the punishment for not wearing one may be.
Last winter there were numerous threads and debates in chat forums about whether wearing a helmet should be made compulsory. It would be interesting to see if views are changing.
Here at PlanetSKI we are in favour of wearing a helmet, but against compulsion.
Please fell free to offer your views in the comment box below.
Should we all be made to wear a helmet for our own protection?
Source: http://www.planetski.eu/news/1070
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