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Here you go: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457506001540 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00014... https://p

• barbazoo 5y ago
  I cannot open the study in the first link but the second on seems to actually refute the claim instead of supporting it. > There is a body of research on how driver behaviour might change in response to bicyclists’ appearance. In 2007, Walker published a study suggesting motorists drove closer on average when passing a bicyclist if the rider wore a helmet, potentially increasing the risk of a collision. Olivier and Walter re-analysed the same data in 2013 and claimed helmet wearing was not associated with close vehicle passing.
  • xsmasher 5y ago
    Keep reading. > We then present a new analysis of the original dataset, measuring directly the extent to which drivers changed their behaviour in response to helmet wearing. This analysis confirms that drivers did, overall, get closer when the rider wore a helmet.
    • barbazoo 5y ago
      Yes, you're right. I should have read the whole thing.