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Back when mandatory seatbelt laws were debated, people used to concoct scenarios where a rider/driver is saved because they're not wearing a seatbelt (they were
by AlbertCory 4y ago
Back when mandatory seatbelt laws were debated, people used to concoct scenarios where a rider/driver is saved because they're not wearing a seatbelt (they were "thrown clear").
This reminds me of that. Your "safety in numbers" and "cars pass closer to helmeted cyclists" is a desperate attempt to avoid a simple fact:
if a head hits the pavement without a helmet, it gets injured.
Of course you can invent other scenarios, but only by ignoring that one.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoAlthough: https://crag.asn.au/5-ways-wearing-a-bicycle-helmet-can-result-in-injuries/ https://crag.asn.au/5-ways-wearing-a-bicycle-helmet-can-resu...
- AlbertCory 4y ago"Risk compensation" is definitely a legit issue. I think you're the first to bring it up.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoIt's not my first helmet debate rodeo