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by latchkey
1254 days ago
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https://road.cc/content/news/dutch-neurologists-call-cyclist... If anything, learn to set a good example for others. To me, it seems absurd to think that anyone would go so far as building nice roads for bikes, which sets a great example, and then stopping short at protecting your noggin with a piece of foam. I'm not for mandates that people must wear them, it just seems like basic common sense to me. If people don't want to use their sense, or just take the risk on their own, sure... whatever. |
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The surgeons mention children and e-bikers being the most at-risk categories.
If you look at the interviews I linked, you'll see 2 different e-bikers there having a semi-split of opinion, the gentleman was already wearing a helmet (because it was a fast e-bike) , while the lady wasn't wearing a helmet yet, but was considering getting one (because she felt her [new?] e-bike was too fast and thus more dangerous).
I also posted a video elsewhere here where you actually see some of the children indeed wearing helmets. In the interviews I think one of the people was of the opinion that beginner/inexperienced cyclists could definitely wear helmets more often.
On the other hand, you see that people on slow city bikes think that a helmet there is probably the wrong call. eg. "On one of these bikes, if you fall you are more likely to bang your hip" (this is also my own experience on city bikes tbqh). Other bikes are certainly different.
But this is all arguing over details I think. The most important take home message is that it is a wise investment to bolster your infrastructure and make the roads safer for bikes. (Or better yet to make them safer for everyone, not just bikes)