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Is there a fundamental difference between making seat belts mandatory and making helmets necessary?
by Consultant32452 10y ago
Is there a fundamental difference between making seat belts mandatory and making helmets necessary?
- okket 10y agoI think there is. Bike helmets add very little to the overall safety compared to belts in car. They distract from the fact that biker should be treated as pedestrians and cars need to stay away from them (meaning separate bike lanes, etc.). In the end, the cars are the invaders, the endangerers, not the bikers. Also: This is a tangent discussion and has almost nothing to do anymore with the original topic.
- atemerev 10y agoIf the bikers are to be treated as pedestrians, they better behave as pedestrians. Like, for example, never crossing three lanes at once at heavy traffic, forgetting to hand-signal the turn.
- jschwartzi 10y agoThe worst part of these discussions is that both sides pretend that they've never seen a bad driver do whatever bonkers thing they think all cyclists do. I see drivers do this on the freeway all the time. Can we move past our resentment, please?
- SturgeonsLaw 10y agoA 50% reduction in head injuries is very little?
- Consultant32452 10y agoRequiring cars to have seat belts is a distraction from the fact that drivers should stop having accidents.