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If you are basing on totally detached statistics, maybe.. But what's obviously missing is context. Safety is all about context. Walking shouldn't require prote
by thomastjeffery 4y ago
If you are basing on totally detached statistics, maybe..
But what's obviously missing is context. Safety is all about context. Walking shouldn't require protection until excessive risk is added to it, like walking on ice or across a busy intersection.
The moment that risk is added, it needs to be balanced with safety. Helmets might be an effective safety measure, but they are situationally inconvenient for pedestrians; and rely on too much behavioral discipline.
- alistairSH 4y agoWalking shouldn't require protection until excessive risk is added to it, like walking ... across a busy intersection. It's next to impossible in the US to walk anywhere useful (transport vs recreation) without crossing a busy intersection.
- thomastjeffery 4y agoYes, I don't mean to say that's uncommon. My point is that helmets aren't the method generally chosen to mitigate that risk.