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A new study by the University of New South Wales in Australia says wearing a bike helmet whilst cycling can reduce the risk of serious head injury by nearly 70%. The study, which included 60,000 cyclists from around the world, also concluded that there is no link between helmets and neck injuries.

The University believes that wearing a helmet should be compulsory in Britain like it is in Australia.

However, Cycling UK鈥檚 senior road safety and legal campaigner Duncan Dollimore disagrees and says being forced to wear a helmet will discourage people from cycling.

鈥淚n Australia and other places where they鈥檝e made cycle helmets compulsory, there鈥檚 been an immediate fall off in the number of people cycling,鈥� he told 5 live Drive.

鈥淚n New South Wales there was a 36% reduction in people cycling and that included a 90% reduction in the number of teenage girls who rode a bike to school.鈥�

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 22 September 2016.