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Is Australia full of daily bicycle riders or just for sport type of people? Here in the Netherlands I’m not aware of any such thing going on in our bicycles.

• roelschroeven 2y ago
  "11.4% of respondents had experienced at least one crash that they suspected was due partly to structural weakness". 11.4%?? Are Australian bikes trying to eat their riders? I live in Flanders, where bikes are used quite a lot for commuting, doing groceries, going to school, all that kind of stuff (less than the Netherlands, probably quite a lot more than many other countries), and also quite a lot for sport. The bikes are a mix between new and old (sometimes very old), and everything in between. Crashes because of structural weaknesses are really exceptional.
  • scott_w 2y ago
    Bear in mind, Australia has strict bicycle helmet laws that mean fewer riders (higher % of enthusiasts), so maybe it's a higher chance that they're ragging their bikes harder? It could also be the classic bad workmen blaming our tools, too, of course, and a less "competitive" rider is just less likely to blame their bike.
    • robertlagrant 2y ago
      > Australia has strict bicycle helmet laws that mean fewer riders (higher % of enthusiasts) Why would this mean fewer riders? Are the helmets very expensive?
      • scott_w 2y ago
        First link from searching Google: https://www.cyclehelmets.org/1194.html#:~:text=The%20enactment%20of%20helmet%20laws,enforced%20cycle%20use%20fell%20sharply. https://www.cyclehelmets.org/1194.html#:~:text=The%20enactme...
  • CalRobert 2y ago
    I wonder how many crashes resulted from Babboe’s issues