The World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention has described how the wearing of bicycle and motorcycle helmets would save many lives. It recommended that countries should set and enforce helmet laws for drivers and passengers of motorised two wheeled vehicles and bicycles. This manual provides advice on how to increase the use of helmets within a country. The manual is aimed at policy makers and road safety practitioners and draws on experience from countries that have succeeded in achieving and sustaining high levels of helmet use. It provides the necessary evidence that will be needed to start a helmet use programme, and takes the user through the steps needed to assess the helmet use situation in a country. Case studies from around the world provide examples of good practice. The focus of the manual is on motorcycle helmets, although examples relating to bicycle helmet use are included. The full text of this report may be found at: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic….
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