Cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet

Legislation: Road Safety Rules 2017 (Vic) r 256(1)

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units (bicycle); 10 penalty units (vehicle)

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 366 charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (43.7% or 160 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 355 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet. Among the 355 cases, 334 people were male and 21 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (30.4% or 108 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 366 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 1 charge**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 30 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 34 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 366 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 366 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 1 charge**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 34 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 355 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 334 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 21 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 288 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 27 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 98 cases**, including imprisonment only (75 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (23 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 75 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet
**Number: 60 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 355 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet for all people by financial year
**Number: 355 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 98 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet — **Figure 16**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of cyclist fail to wear an approved bike helmet by financial year
**Number: 3 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.