Donald Spooner
5 May 2014 · Coroner Karen Henderson · West Sussex
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. not wearing protective helmet on motorised bicycle
“That it is not compulsory to wear a suitable protective helmet whilst travelling on a motorised bicycle which can reach speeds in excess of 15 MPH”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“That it is not compulsory to wear a suitable protective helmet whilst travelling on a motorised bicycle which can reach speeds in excess of 15 MPH”
Later report
“(1) The machine that the deceased was riding was a domestically manufactured machine with a 3.5 litre engine registered in 1973 and as such was exempt from the requirement for the driver/rider to wear either a seatbelt or a protective helmet.”
Responses
2014-0208-Response-by-the-ROSPA.pdf ↗· Department for Transport