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I find the benefits of not wearing a helmet to be: * Deciding to cycle for short or leisure trips is lower friction (I always wear street clothes, too.) * I c
by 1123581321 7y ago
I find the benefits of not wearing a helmet to be:
* Deciding to cycle for short or leisure trips is lower friction (I always wear street clothes, too.)
* I can hear better.
* I find myself more careful about intersections.
* Motorists seem to give me more room.
* I have one fewer item that can be stolen.
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On the other hand, I find the helmet benefits to be:
* My head is better protected in a crash.
* I feel more confident choosing cycling for strenuous commuting.
* People aren’t as worried about me. :)
- ebg13 7y ago> I can hear better. ??? Road bicycle helmets leave the ears completely uncovered.
- 1123581321 7y agoTry the same route both ways. The helmet creates noise that makes it harder to hear.
- j1x9 7y agoOther benefits of not wearing a helmet: * Wearing a helmet only protects the head from a limited number of possible injuries. * Wearing a helmet makes people overconfident and overly risk-taking. * In the Netherlands, very few cyclists wear helmets because they are experienced by cycling almost daily, don't take unnecessary risks and street traffic design is far superior. * Wearing a helmet looks dorky. * Wearing a helmet is proven to cause vehicle drivers to respect bicyclists' space less, leading to more fatalities and injuries. [0,1] 0: https://www.bicycling.com/news/a25358099/drivers-give-helmet-cyclists-less-room/ https://www.bicycling.com/news/a25358099/drivers-give-helmet... 1: https://road.cc/content/news/252652-study-still-indicates-drivers-give-cyclists-wearing-helmets-less-room-when https://road.cc/content/news/252652-study-still-indicates-dr... Conclusion: A helmet is unnecessary for experienced cyclists who are only going 10-15 km/h in proven safe traffic-designed areas, all other use-cases: it depends.