Call for law change on quad bikes
Doctors say the law should be changed to force people who use road legal quad bikes to wear helmets.
Accident and emergency medics say lives are put at risk because riders do not have to wear protective gear - despite the fact the bikes can reach 90mph.
Road Safety Minister Mike Penning said there are no plans to make helmets compulsory but added that he will keep the matter under review. However the government says it does strongly advise riders to wear helmets.
The DVLA does not keep specific figures on the number of road legal quads but the main UK suppliers say that since 2005 they have gone from selling a few hundred each year to thousands.
source: BBC
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