In 1986, Italy introduced a law making helmet use mandatory for motorcyclists of all ages and for moped riders up to 18 years old.
Sources
- Sorveglianze nazionali Impatto di una legge estesa a tutti sull’uso del casco e gli incidenti tra i ciclomotoristi in Italia nel 2000 (epicentro.iss.it)
- https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaArticoloDefault/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1986-04-26&atto.codiceRedazionale=086A2231&atto.tipoProvvedimento=DECRETO+MINISTERIALE (gazzettaufficiale.it)
- https://it.vlex.com/vid/obbligo-dell-uso-casco-852628989 (it.vlex.com)
- https://www.edizionieuropee.it/law/html/64/zn98_01_026318.html (edizionieuropee.it)
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