How the Dutch created a casual biking culture

Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by jvannistelrooy on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @08:35AM (#17867708)

I've a funny anecdote about this:

I'm Dutch and do my daily commute on my casual bike without a helmet. In the weekends I ride my road bike and wear a helmet. I've once had an accident on my road bike and broke my helmet (along with my collar bone). A few weeks later I went out on my casual bike (not wearing a helmet) to buy a new helmet for my road bike. On my way back, holding the new helmet in my right hand, my steer got tangled up in the helmet and I fell. Undeniable conclusion: Having a helmet with you on a casual bike actually causes accidents!

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Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by mcv on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @09:37AM (#17868097)

You'd think the logical thing would be to put that helmet on your head, but that just feels silly on a casual bike.

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Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by Doxin on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:03AM (#17874852)

As a dutch person I'd most definitely make assumptions about an adult on an ordinary bike wearing a helmet. No one does that here except tourists sometimes or people who need a helmet all the time.

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Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by KozmoNau7 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:00AM (#17876288)

I'll take your baseless judgment, and enjoy my non-cracked skull, thank you very much :-)

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