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Should drivers also be required to wear helmets? Driving a car is itself unsafe, motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of TBIs.
by rhinoceraptor 4y ago
Should drivers also be required to wear helmets? Driving a car is itself unsafe, motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of TBIs.
- bagels 4y agoThat's what airbags are supposed to help with, thankfully.
- BrianHenryIE 4y agoYet 53,000 people a year in the US suffer traumatic brain injuries from motor vehicle crashes. If we are to believe a helmet will help a cyclist, it must be true that helmets would have helped those drivers and passengers too. The airbag argument is just distracting. "Let's not use antivirus because we already have a firewall". https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7048a3.htm#T2_down https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7048a3.htm#T2_down
- profile53 4y agoI don’t think helmets would mitigate that risk. For comparison, should bicyclists be required to wear seatbelts?
- rhinoceraptor 4y agoRace car drivers wear helmets, so clearly they help.
- profile53 4y agoRace cars are built differently; they have a tube frame to protect against high speed roll overs and have no airbags. You wear a helmet to protect yourself from hitting your head against the metal roll cage or steering wheel (because no airbag).
- krab 4y agoAt racetracks, they're usually mandatory. It's all a matter of risk vs. inconvenience.
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