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Re:What’s it like hauling nuclear weapons across the country? by himinlomax on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:31AM (#27903385)
Wearing a helmet is a good thing. Forcing people to wear a helmet is a bad thing.

The former reduces risk for the wearer, the latter increases risk for cyclists as a whole indirectly.

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Re:What’s it like hauling nuclear weapons across the country? by lmm on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:38AM (#27903420)
It's misleading to imply that cyclists are (hypocritically) exposing pedestrians to a level of danger for which they would themselves want to wear a helmet. The level of danger of head injury that a cyclist or a nearby pedestrian is exposed to is below the level at which most people would feel a helmet was appropriate. (Notably, it's many times lower than the level that car drivers and passengers - people who do not normally feel a need to wear helmets - are exposed to).
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