They have this law in Melbourne and it angers me to no end, especially because they have a bike share program. You are expected to go to a 7-11 nearby and buy a

They have this law in Melbourne and it angers me to no end, especially because they have a bike share program. You are expected to go to a 7-11 nearby and buy a helmet. Yes, it completely kills the convenience, and point, of the bike share program. Unsurprisingly, the bike share doesn't do well. Compare to New York which has put in physically separated bike lanes on most Manhattan avenues and painted bike lanes on the narrower streets. Bike share launched in May and had over ten million miles ridden in its first five months. Almost no riders wear helmets. There has yet to be a single serious accident on CitiBike. Melbourne on the other hand has nowhere near the same ridership yet there have been deaths. One was caused by a woman being hit by a tram -- no physical separation. Yet the nanny state continues.