Ski Helmet Use Up to 82 percent in Switzerland
More and more people are wearing helmets when they head out on the ski slopes, according to the Swiss government's accident prevention bureau. Over the last 7 years, the proportion has risen from 16 percent to 82 percent.
The government says awareness campaigns have worked but there's still a considerable difference between German-speaking and French-speaking parts of the country. Interestingly, just under two thirds of skiers in French-speaking Switzerland wear a helmet; in German-speaking regions, the number is 86 percent.