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The stagnation of cycling in Australia is well-understood to be due to the mandatory helmet laws of the early 1990s.
by alrs 9y ago
The stagnation of cycling in Australia is well-understood to be due to the mandatory helmet laws of the early 1990s.
- xiaoma 9y agoThis is completely true. Here's a study from Brisbane on the effects on public bicycle share: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847812000733 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847812... In contrast the youbike program in Taipei and its suburbs (where helmets are not required) has been very successful.
- spartanatreyu 9y agoHow else are we supposed to face the magpies?
- flukus 9y agoLast time I lived in Brisbane the Magpies had adapted to helmets anyway, they will semi-land on your shoulder and attack your ears.