# Age requirement for Discourse **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602 **Category:** Community Building **Created:** [April 27, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602 "2026-04-27T11:31:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 20
### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ) #### Post date: [April 29, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602/20 "2026-04-29T14:49:12Z")
Oh, I have a pretty strong opinion on this - but it is not very important, since I am purely interested in this from a technical point of view. > [@](#): > > In the Netherlands, 5% of male cyclists and 3% of female cyclists wear helmets. (…) Among cyclists aged 12 to 18, 1% wear helmets, among cyclists aged 18 to 24 helmet use amounts to 2%, among 25- to 50-year-olds 4% and 7% among the over-50s. Among children under 12, 4% wear helmets. From [https://swov.nl/en/fact/bicycle-helmets-2-how-often-are-bicycle-helmets-worn-netherlands](https://swov.nl/en/fact/bicycle-helmets-2-how-often-are-bicycle-helmets-worn-netherlands) --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602)._