Sydney James Bidwell (14 January 1917 – 25 May 1997) was a British Labour politician.
Bidwell was a worker on the Great Western Railway, and became a tutor and organiser for the National Council of Labour Colleges.
In 1973, the Conservative government of Edward Heath introduced a statutory instrument; the Motor Cycles (Wearing of Helmets) Regulations 1973; which made it compulsory for people to wear a British Standards-approved crash helmet when motorcycling.
In November 1976, Bidwell's bill received the royal assent and became Motorcycle Crash-Helmets (Religious Exemption) Act, 1976.
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