Worldwide Motorcycle Safety Helmet Laws

(Adapted from UNESC Working Party on Road Traffic Safety: TRANS/WP.1.80/Rev 28 January 2003, Table 9)

COUNTRY	INSIDE BUILT-UP AREAS				OUTSIDE BUILT-UP AREAS
COUNTRY	MOPEDS <50CC	LIGHT MC <125CC	HEAVY MC <125CC	SIDECARS	MOPEDS <50CC	LIGHT MC <125CC	HEAVY MC <125CC	SIDECARS
AUSTRIA	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
AZERBAIJAN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BELGIUM	Mandatory 3/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory 3/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
BULGARIA	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
CZECH REPUBLIC	Optional 2/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional 2/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
DENMARK	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
FINLAND	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
FRANCE	Mandatory 7/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory 7/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
GERMANY	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
HUNGARY	Mandatory 8/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
ICELAND	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
ISRAEL	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
ITALY	Mandatory 10/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory /10	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
LATVIA	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
LITHUANIA	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
LUXEMBOURG	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
MONACO	Mandatory	Mandatory 11/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
NETHERLANDS	Mandatory 4/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory 4/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
NORWAY	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
POLAND	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
PORTUGAL	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
ROMANIA	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	-	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	-
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
SLOVAKIA	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
SLOVENIA	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
SPAIN	Mandatory 5/	Mandatory 6/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory 5/	Mandatory 5/	Mandatory 6/	Mandatory
SWEDEN	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory
SWITZERLAND	Mandatory 9/	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory 9/	Mandatory 9/	Mandatory	Mandatory
TURKEY	Optional			Optional	Optional			Optional
UNITED KINGDOM	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional
U.S.A 1/	Different regulations are applied by particular States, see separate table
YUGOSLAVIA	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory

Footnotes
1/ Different regulations in particular States, see separate table
2/ Drivers not required to use helmets for mopeds not exceeding 40km/h
3/ Optional for mopeds which do not exceed 25km/h
4/ Except for slow capacity (20km/h) mopeds ("anorfiets")
5/ As of 1 Septembet 1992
6/ As of 15 June 1992
7/ As of 1 January 1992 - including passengers
8/ As of 1 January 1985 outside built-up areas
9/ As of January 1990
10/ Optional for drivers of mopeds over 18 years
11/ Except for the light motorcycle C1 made by BMW

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