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Zero people in Holland use bike helmets, and we are the biggest bikers. I usually say: 'if you need to wear a helmet to be safe, you shouldnt be biking'. Make t
by timzaman 4y ago
Zero people in Holland use bike helmets, and we are the biggest bikers.
I usually say: 'if you need to wear a helmet to be safe, you shouldnt be biking'.
Make the streets safer, dont focus on the helmet.
- balls187 4y agoAmerican cities are almost overwhelming designed for car traffic and not pedestrian / people. I wonder if Dutch cities tend to favor bikes and people, which leads to fewer fatal accidents. Or as the article is suggesting because biking is such integral to dutch culture, drivers expect bicyclists and are more apt to look out for them