Summary
MOUNTAIN bikers were yesterday warned to wear helmets after research revealed the true scale of off-road accidents.
A survey commissioned by the Scottish Executive found that 41percent of all cycling crashes now occur off-road.More than half of those happen on mountain bike trails and cycle paths, such as the Seven Stanes forest trails in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders.See the full content of this document
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Forget Cars and Lorries . . . Mountain Bikers Should Worry About the Hills
The survey also found that helmets halve the risk of head injury, but highlighted that 45percent of off-road cyclists ...
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