[portal_narlish]

It indeed seems like the companies are playing dumb w.r.t. sidewalk riding and helmets. Are they really assuming people will be walking around with helmets just to ride a scooter for .5 mi? And it's definitely scarier to ride in the street compared to a bicycle.

[jschwartzi]

There's plenty of evidence that helmets don't make you safer, they just make you less likely to ride.

[portal_narlish]

Regardless of efficacy, it's the law in SF to wear a helmet on those things