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The helmet is for if you fall over and hit your head. You can die from a relatively minor blow to he head. It has nothing to do with being safe from cars. You c
by ohyes 11y ago
The helmet is for if you fall over and hit your head. You can die from a relatively minor blow to he head. It has nothing to do with being safe from cars. You could get hit by a car (more likely clipped and fall off) and bang your head, of course, but it isn't a car defense device.
Not being hit by cars is the best defense against being hit by cars. It is genuinely stupid to not wear some sort of reflector or light when riding in the dark. A driver can't avoid what he can't see. Volvo doesn't seem to have a monopoly on shiny surfaces.
I could see this being of more use if it were permanent. You could put it on your dedicated riding jacket and just always wear that jacket and no worry about the reflectors etc.
- herbig 11y agoRight. But non bicyclists don't know that. Which is why the media always reports on whether a cyclist killed by a car was wearing a helmet or not, when it doesn't matter. It's just victim blaming on the part of the media. Drivers don't suffer any consequences for killing people. Cyclists should do what they can to increase their likelihood of not dying, but drivers should be legally obligated (meaning jailtime) if they kill someone.
- tomjen3 11y agoAs a driver I will go to court if I hit you, but if you aren't wearing lights and I am turning right in a place with no street lights seeing you behind the car is physically impossible. Wear lights, please, I don't want to be responsible for any deaths.
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