The more I think about it, the more a 30-yard penalty or no helmets seems the way to go.

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Road Safety Minister Mike Penning said there were no plans to make helmets compulsory, but added that he would keep the matter under review.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson said there were no plans to require cyclists to wear helmets or to provide them for the capital's fleet of hire bikes.

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Ministers had no intention of making the wearing of reflective clothing or helmets a legal requirement for cyclists, Earl Attlee said.

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