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> the [post pandemic] increase in vehicle occupant deaths appears to be heavily weighted towards people who weren't wearing seatbelts Why would you do this? (
by red_admiral 1y ago
> the [post pandemic] increase in vehicle occupant deaths appears to be heavily weighted towards people who weren't wearing seatbelts
Why would you do this? (See also: cycling without a helmet.)
- procaryote 1y agosaves on healthcare costs?
- gs17 1y agoSome people really, really, hate being told what to do, especially when it's a (in their opinion) significant inconvenience to prevent some (also in their opinion) very unlikely hazard. It's baffling to me too, especially cyclists without helmets. Part of why I don't cycle is because, yes, helmets are annoying, but it's too dangerous to do it without a helmet.
- amrocha 1y agoIt’s really not that dangerous. If you’re a safe rider, riding in relatively safe environments, cycling is about as dangerous as jogging. And yet you never see anyone jogging with a helmet. There was a recent video about this that summarized my thoughts on helmets https://youtu.be/g1HgInvm-gY https://youtu.be/g1HgInvm-gY
- 0xffff2 1y agoI can't jog at 20mph. Helmets aren't about the likelihood of an accident, rather they're about the severity of an accident regardless of likelihood.
- amrocha 1y agoI didn’t say jogging was faster than cycling, I said it’s about as dangerous. Which is what the data from the study cited in the video shows. So i’m not sure why you’re bringing up speed.
- 0xffff2 1y agoAre you claiming that jogging is as dangerous, in terms of level of injury as cycling? That seems implausible to me. I would be curious what you base that on. My initial assumption was that your belief is that you're as likely to suffer and accident while jogging or cycling.
- amrocha 1y agoI encourage you to watch the video and check out the sources instead of relying on your initial assumption!