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"declipping" In other words, you're one of those who races in traffic. I rest my case. Personally, I've been on a bicycle almost every day since I was a kid.
by makeitsuckless 11y ago
"declipping"
In other words, you're one of those who races in traffic. I rest my case.
Personally, I've been on a bicycle almost every day since I was a kid. In busy traffic. Without a helmet.
You wear a helmet because you ride dangerously and/or in dangerous situations. The helmet isn't about cycling. It's about you, and your behaviour.
- hkmurakami 11y agoThank you for assuming things that are, in this case, entirely untrue. Presumably you have seen an abundance of poor actors which has primed your perspective, but I would ask that you not be so quick to judge someone who you don't even know. I have never raced in traffic and abhor reckless riding behavior, running redlights/stoplights, and the like. I only ride straps or flats in the city. I use clip-ins in the hills and long straightaway rural routes with ample shoulder area (ex: Canada road by Crystal Springs).
- makeitsuckless 11y agoYou just keep going there. You've clearly demonstrated and confirmed that your cycle for sports in an environment that is aggressively pro-car and anti-bicycle. I'm not assuming shit, you're telling me. Apparently you're the one assuming that everyone riding a bicycle does it the way you do, and therefor should be wearing a helmet. We don't. But according to you millions of us are "ridiculous" (your words) for not wearing one. Yeah, but I'm the one who's quick to judge. Sure.
- DanBC 11y agoYou are being a bit aggressive. Did you realise? You make a reasonable point -- most people in some countries do not wear helmets; many more people cylce; rates of head injury are not significantly greater than places where helmets are worn and the exercise benefits to the rest of the population means that more lives are saved. But your aggressive tone is earning you downvotes.