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I mean, sometimes I do wear a helmet on an escalator if I just got off a bike and don't want to bother taking it off. These are students traveling short distan

I mean, sometimes I do wear a helmet on an escalator if I just got off a bike and don't want to bother taking it off. These are students traveling short distances between indoor classes where they have to wear masks. If anything, keeping the mask on is the rational thing (less wear and tear, less effort, etc) because they would otherwise have to put it back on in two minutes.

gfodor 5y ago
That was the point of the second paragraph of my post. The point is we would laugh at someone who wore a helmet in an elevator for their safety when riding the elevator. I assume some students are wearing masks on bikes because they think if they do not they are at risk.
- lalaland1125 5y ago
  It's not about forgetting or being "too used to it". Wearing a mask while doing a two minute bike ride between buildings is literally the most rational option. Think about the time it would take to get out your backpack, pull out your mask case, etc, etc. I don't know why you are assuming they are wearing a mask for safety reasons when there is a much stronger justification right there. Seems like motivated reasoning.
  - gfodor 5y ago
    That was the point of the second paragraph of my post. The point is we would laugh at someone who wore a helmet in an elevator for their safety when riding the elevator. I assume some students are wearing masks on bikes because they think if they do not they are at risk.
    - lalaland1125 5y ago
      > I assume some students are wearing masks on bikes because they think if they do not they are at risk. Which is a blind and unjustified assumption based on no data, especially when there are much more legitimate and likely reasons for those students to wear masks when biking between classes.
      - gfodor 5y ago
        It’s totally not an unjustified assumption. I was at a farmers market today outdoors 30 minutes from Stanford where nearly everyone was wearing a mask. There are a lot of people wearing masks outside to reduce their risk of COVID.

gfodor 5y ago

That was the point of the second paragraph of my post. The point is we would laugh at someone who wore a helmet in an elevator for their safety when riding the elevator. I assume some students are wearing masks on bikes because they think if they do not they are at risk.

lalaland1125 5y ago
It's not about forgetting or being "too used to it". Wearing a mask while doing a two minute bike ride between buildings is literally the most rational option. Think about the time it would take to get out your backpack, pull out your mask case, etc, etc. I don't know why you are assuming they are wearing a mask for safety reasons when there is a much stronger justification right there. Seems like motivated reasoning.
- gfodor 5y ago
  That was the point of the second paragraph of my post. The point is we would laugh at someone who wore a helmet in an elevator for their safety when riding the elevator. I assume some students are wearing masks on bikes because they think if they do not they are at risk.
  - lalaland1125 5y ago
    > I assume some students are wearing masks on bikes because they think if they do not they are at risk. Which is a blind and unjustified assumption based on no data, especially when there are much more legitimate and likely reasons for those students to wear masks when biking between classes.
    - gfodor 5y ago
      It’s totally not an unjustified assumption. I was at a farmers market today outdoors 30 minutes from Stanford where nearly everyone was wearing a mask. There are a lot of people wearing masks outside to reduce their risk of COVID.