Index card O’Connell v Jackson

O’Connell v Jackson

Hearings

England & Wales

07 Jul 1971 [1972] 1 QB 270; [1971] 3 WLR 463; [1971] 3 All ER 129; [1972] RTR 51; [1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 354, CA

Subject Matter

LAW REFORM — Whether necessary — Road traffic — Crash helmet — Desirability of regulation requiring wearing of protective headgear — Road Traffic Act 1962, s 41

[1972] 1 QB 270; [1971] 3 WLR 463

ROAD TRAFFIC — Negligence — Contributory negligence — Moped colliding with car — Car driver solely responsible for accident — Moped rider not wearing crash helmet — Reliance on Highway Code — Whether moped rider guilty of contributory negligence — Road Traffic Act 1960, s 74 (5)

[1972] 1 QB 270; [1971] 3 WLR 463

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