Metropolitan high school bicycle commuting to school will be required to wear a helmet from the new school year. Approximately 55,000 high school students, or approximately 45% of students at metropolitan high schools, are commuting by bicycle this year.
As of January this year, the rate of helmet use in Tokyo was 9.1%, which is lower than the national average. Approximately 64% of people who died in bicycle accidents in Tokyo in the five years up to last year sustained fatal head injuries, and the fatality rate for those not wearing a helmet was approximately 2.7.