All cyclists will from then on be obligated to try to follow the ordinance, though there will be no punishment for violations.Under the existing ordinance, guardians of children younger than 13 must try to have them wear a helmet when riding a bike, and the age range subjected to the rule will be expanded.According to the National Police Agency, of the 2,145 people who died in bicycle accidents across the country between 2017 and 2021, 1,237 cyclists, or roughly 60%, were fatally injured in the head.A July 2020 online survey on about 10,000 people conducted by a citizens group to promote helmets among cyclists revealed that an average of 11.2% of people nationally wore head protection while riding bikes.Broken down by prefecture, the rate of cyclists wearing a helmet was highest in Ehime at 29%, followed by Nagasaki at 26% and Tottori at 18%."