Drivers who view bikers as 89% human or less are nearly two times more aggressive in their driving behaviors.

  • AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If my subjective statistics are correct, they really have saved an incredible amount of lifes, like about a quarter of the americans who take part in online bicycle discussions.

    Sarcasm aside, i have nothing against helmets, whatever hat fits you best. But i’m really against helmet mandates where i live, i want our bicycling culture to be more like in the netherlands, not australia.

    • Sundance@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Fully agree. Pro helmet but anti mandate law.

      When I lived in there Netherlands I road helmets for sport biking and didn’t for causal riding to the park etc.

      Then one day I crashed in a hurry. Head to cement. Concussion, depression and headaches. After that it’s helmet almost all the time.

      We should live in a world where it’s safe to ride free but recognize that accidents happen and cycling is inherently dangerous