There are obvious parallels with the view on biking and biking helmets in the US versus the Netherlands: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/28/177895

There are obvious parallels with the view on biking and biking helmets in the US versus the Netherlands: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/28/17789510/bike-cycling-netherlands-dutch-infrastructure https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/28/17789510/bi... There are clear health and environment benefits to people biking, or taking a scooter like this. Even for the people who keep driving, it reduces traffic jams. The Netherlands has discovered that to make people bike, you need to not require helmets, and find other ways of making it safe: build dedicated bike paths, don't blame the victim when a car runs over someone without a helmet, etc. Rather than ostracizing them as "outlaws", the same should be done in this case.