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> Risk compensation is fascinating; driving with a bike helmet causes the biker and drivers around the biker to behave more dangerously. Do you have a truly re
by WA 5y ago
> Risk compensation is fascinating; driving with a bike helmet causes the biker and drivers around the biker to behave more dangerously.
Do you have a truly reliable source for that? Because I hear this statement once in a while, and it feels flawed.
A helmet protects you from severe head injury if you are in an accident. There are more reasons for accidents than reckless car drivers. For example:
- Bad weather
- Driver not seeing the biker at all (no matter with or without helmet)
- Crash between 2 cyclists
- xsmasher 5y agoParent did not say that helmets make you less safe. They said that helmets make drivers around the biker behave more dangerously. https://www.bicycling.com/news/a25358099/drivers-give-helmet-cyclists-less-room/ https://www.bicycling.com/news/a25358099/drivers-give-helmet...
- brandmeyer 5y ago3.5 inches on an average of ~1 meter was the measurement, in a study that a single researcher performed using himself as the rider. This result is both weakly supported and small, and it shouldn't be considered actionable.