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I cycle every day to work in Germany and my 3 year old daughter already cycles in the city (not alone obviously). However, I would always wear a a helmet and I
by riedel 4y ago
I cycle every day to work in Germany and my 3 year old daughter already cycles in the city (not alone obviously). However, I would always wear a a helmet and I think it saved me at least once from worse. I really wonder how Dutch infrastructure could have saved me from getting hit by a 90 year old lady on the way to get doctor on city neighborhood road (was fascinating to see how the helmet absorbed the energy). It might be rather that Dutch drivers learned to share roads with bikes (although I am always scared of Dutch bus drivers when the overtake you on a bicycle)
- hosh 4y agoI remember an article about that — bike ridership is so widespread that most drivers have someone in their family that bikes, if not a biker themself.
- pharmakom 4y agoWould you wear a helmet to drive a car? Or walk down the steet? Why not?
- JamesianP 4y agoA car is basically a huge powered helmet.
- pharmakom 4y agoHelmets in cars can be very effective. This is why racing drivers wear them.
- Handytinge 4y agoThey also travel significantly faster than normal road users. Yes, if I was travelling 300kmph in my car, I would wear a helmet.
- Vinnl 4y agoOne part is to not share roads, but to have separate bike paths. Physical separation (e.g. trees between cars and bikes) is another method. There's lots of clever things infrastructure folks have come up with; Not Just Bikes is the classic YouTube channel that details many of them.
- riedel 4y agoThis is something true for major roads. However, also in the Netherlands you cannot have a separate road door to door for everyone. But I guess if cars are below 30 kmh statistical risks are less. However, I flew mid air a bit hit by a car at approximately 15 kmh .
- Vinnl 4y agoYeah that's why I said it's only part of it. I'd really recommend that YouTube channel, there's so many little things you can do to make traffic safer for everyone.