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196 points and 513 comments at the moment... obviously a very controversial topic. But would it be a very controversial topic if a taxi company announced the sa

196 points and 513 comments at the moment... obviously a very controversial topic. But would it be a very controversial topic if a taxi company announced the same thing, that taxi drivers should not wear helmets? Formula 1 drivers wear helmets, so maybe car drivers should too. People that insist on bike helmets because of their bad experience have as much to say to overall safety as people that got a head injury while driving in a car. How many injuries would a car helmet prevent and why is there no push for this, since the answer is a lot. I guess this is my roundabout way of saying that I don't think this discussion is very rational. We accept a ton of risk in everyday life, but people get up in arms over this one thing. I guess one reason for this is that it's not viewed as a normal activity, which is a shame. And personally I view it as an instrument in preventing it ever becoming one.

PufPufPuf 4y ago
Cars have other safety mechanisms that provide the same safety as helmets, most notably seatbelts and airbags. A better comparison would be a taxi company asking drivers to drive without those.
- locallost 4y ago
  Then why do so many people end up with head injuries after a car crash? Falling down, especially among the elderly, is another one of the top reasons. Quote: "People most commonly get TBIs from a fall, firearm-related injury, motor vehicle crash, or an assault" https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/get_the_facts.html#:~:text=Research%20shows%20that%3A,of%20the%20TBI%2Drelated%20hospitalizations&text=Firearm%2Drelated%20suicide%20is%20the,deaths%20in%20the%20United%20States&text=Motor%20vehicle%20crashes%20and%20assaults,person%20may%20get%20a%20TBI https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/get_the_facts.html#...
carapace 4y ago
Car drivers and passengers should wear helmets. Car travel is the most dangerous thing most people do regularly. It's only normalized due to a deliberate campaign of domestic propaganda: "The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM

PufPufPuf 4y ago

Cars have other safety mechanisms that provide the same safety as helmets, most notably seatbelts and airbags. A better comparison would be a taxi company asking drivers to drive without those.

locallost 4y ago
Then why do so many people end up with head injuries after a car crash? Falling down, especially among the elderly, is another one of the top reasons. Quote: "People most commonly get TBIs from a fall, firearm-related injury, motor vehicle crash, or an assault" https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/get_the_facts.html#:~:text=Research%20shows%20that%3A,of%20the%20TBI%2Drelated%20hospitalizations&text=Firearm%2Drelated%20suicide%20is%20the,deaths%20in%20the%20United%20States&text=Motor%20vehicle%20crashes%20and%20assaults,person%20may%20get%20a%20TBI https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/get_the_facts.html#...

carapace 4y ago

Car drivers and passengers should wear helmets. Car travel is the most dangerous thing most people do regularly. It's only normalized due to a deliberate campaign of domestic propaganda: "The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxopfjXkArM