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There have been no attempts at replicating the experiment yet, however the study is generally regarded as valid by the scientific community [1]. One study exami
by zik 12y ago
There have been no attempts at replicating the experiment yet, however the study is generally regarded as valid by the scientific community [1]. One study examined the same source data a different way and came up with different conclusions [2].
[1] http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/3812/do-cars-pass-with-less-space-for-bicyclists-who-wear-helmets http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/3812/do-cars-pas...
[2] http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075424 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjourna...
- analog31 12y agoThe first link shows no data, just some general sense of validity based on some other claimed psychological effect. I don't mean to sound snarky, but lots of things can be made to seem plausible if certain effects are taken for granted. The second link seems to invalidate the study, as you say. Granted, how close cars pass cyclists is only one factor affecting safety. I suspect that the most dangerous or critical situations are the ones where the driver is either minimally aware, or unaware, of the presence of the cyclist. I doubt there's a special brain circuit that influences the driver's behavior based on the cyclist's helmet without alerting the driver to the existence of the cyclist.