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There's also been shown to be an inverse correlation between wearing a helmet and safety. It seems that motorists correlate "having a helmet on" with being safe

• codezero 12y ago
  Where has this been shown? Since I bike daily, I'm really curious about studies about helmet safety.
  • gst 12y ago
    This sounds related: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/5334208.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/5334208....
    • codezero 12y ago
      Interesting, but not really definitive. Seems like there's a big factor related to the size of the bike lane as well. There could also be a bias towards male and female cyclists, since this experiment was conducted using a wig to make the rider look female with no helmet on. Would still like to see more. My current ride gives me a pretty huge bike lane, and so far I've felt better with a helmet on than without.
  • aidos 12y ago
    Probably referring to the study in the uk to examine how overtaking distances of passing vehicles is affected by the attire of the cyclist [1]. There's suggestions that making helmets compulsory reduces cyclists, which in turn makes cycling unsafer. I cycle in London every day (for the past 10 years) and personally don't wear a helmet (though plenty of my friends do). I tried, but found for me it was a mild occasional obstruction to my peripheral vision - something I value highly on the road. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/5334208.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/5334208.stm
    • codezero 12y ago
      I want to make a joke about how you all ride on the wrong side of the road, but your points are all too good to snipe at :)