Re:Wearing a bike helmet may make you more likely to get int...
by j1x9 on Sunday May 19, 2019 @01:47AM
(#19951678)
Other benefits of not wearing a helmet:
* Wearing a helmet only protects the head from a limited number of possible injuries.
* Wearing a helmet makes people overconfident and overly risk-taking.
* In the Netherlands, very few cyclists wear helmets because they are experienced by cycling almost daily, don't take unnecessary risks and street traffic design is far superior.
* Wearing a helmet looks dorky.
* Wearing a helmet is proven to cause vehicle drivers to respect bicyclists' space less, leading to more fatalities and injuries. [0,1]
Conclusion: A helmet is unnecessary for experienced cyclists who are only going 10-15 km/h in proven safe traffic-designed areas, all other use-cases: it depends.
* Wearing a helmet only protects the head from a limited number of possible injuries.
* Wearing a helmet makes people overconfident and overly risk-taking.
* In the Netherlands, very few cyclists wear helmets because they are experienced by cycling almost daily, don't take unnecessary risks and street traffic design is far superior.
* Wearing a helmet looks dorky.
* Wearing a helmet is proven to cause vehicle drivers to respect bicyclists' space less, leading to more fatalities and injuries. [0,1]
0: https://www.bicycling.com/news/a25358099/drivers-give-helmet...
1: https://road.cc/content/news/252652-study-still-indicates-dr...
Conclusion: A helmet is unnecessary for experienced cyclists who are only going 10-15 km/h in proven safe traffic-designed areas, all other use-cases: it depends.