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A comment on OBike Refund in Singapore, Australia, and Malaysia. Parent comment

Re:OBike Refund in Singapore, Australia, and Malaysia by ghaff on Monday July 02, 2018 @09:27AM (#17441418)
I suspect this is one of those things people just won’t agree on. On the one hand there are those who argue it’s common sense safety and a proper matter for laws. On the other there are those arguing it’s wholly unnecessary (look at Amsterdam!) and requiring it will make fewer people cycle especially in the case of bike shares.
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Re:OBike Refund in Singapore, Australia, and Malaysia by stevesimmons on Monday July 02, 2018 @06:55PM (#17446064)
Having lived in both Melbourne and Amsterdam, the two crucial differences are in the Netherlands:

1) almost all Dutch drivers are also cyclists. They know how bikes behave, how it feels to be a cyclist around cars, and are therefore far more conscientious of bikes

2) in an accident involving a car and a bike, Dutch road laws have a high presumption that the car is at fault.

In Amsterdam, I don't worry about a car running me over. In London and Melbourne I do, and so never ride there without a helmet.

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