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The problem isn't bikes or helmets. You can count on one hand the number of cyclists who die every year in the Netherlands and no one wears a helmet there. The
by mperham 4y ago
The problem isn't bikes or helmets. You can count on one hand the number of cyclists who die every year in the Netherlands and no one wears a helmet there.
The problem is cars. Cars kill the people they hit.
- deadbunny 4y agoYou must have a lot of fingers. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523310/netherlands-number-of-cyclist-road-fatalities/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/523310/netherlands-numbe...
- mperham 4y agoI meant to say "die due to lack of helmet as the only factor". They die because they are hit by cars.
- twiss 4y agoAlthough I don't want to trivialize any of these deaths, I think it's important to note that the elderly (especially people over 70) are overrepresented in these statistics: https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/nl/dataset/71936ned/table?dl=76B4D https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/nl/dataset/71936ned/table?dl=7... In my opinion, it's great (and in general very healthy) that the elderly are still biking a lot in the Netherlands. However, it does seem that it's a bit riskier for them than for the general population.