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>One argument I've seen against the use of bike helmets is that people naturally gravitate to a certain risk level. Thus helmet wearing, it is argued, leads dir
by sjg007 4y ago
>One argument I've seen against the use of bike helmets is that people naturally gravitate to a certain risk level. Thus helmet wearing, it is argued, leads directly to a slightly more risk-taking style of cycling which cancels out the safety benefit of the helmet.
This is a nonsensical argument. Do you drive your car 100mph because you have airbags and a seatbelt? If you wore a helmet in the car would you do so?
Masks do not encourage riskier behavior either. It makes current behavior safer that's all.
- n4r9 4y agoIf I _didn't_ have airbags or a seatbelt I wouldn't even go over 30mph.
- drugstorecowboy 4y agoYou are certainly in the minority though, given that millions of people drove much faster than 30mph daily for many many years with neither. Seatbelts weren't even required in cars in the US until 1968, airbags in the 90's. Anecdotally, neither I nor anyone I know thinks this way, the availability of a seatbelt or airbag isn't the determining factor in my driving speed by any measure.