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Re:Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets for safet... by guerrilla on Sunday May 22, 2022 @09:16AM (#31467853)
> The problem is that as another commenter points out, passengers wouldn't feel safe next to a helmet-wearing driver while not wearing one themselves.

Too bad? If your business model depends on this then you just have to suck it up and deal with it, not compromise worker safety.

> The proper solution here is to provide helmets for passengers as well, but that raises more problems - they needs to be a way to sanitize them, multiple sizes might need to be available (I assume they need to be sized properly for adequate protection?), etc.

Too bad? Cost of doing business.

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Re:Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets for safet... by Nextgrid on Sunday May 22, 2022 @09:36AM (#31468041)
Just FYI, I'm not defending them by any means. I take a very dim view of this company.
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Re:Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets for safet... by HelloNurse on Sunday May 22, 2022 @10:34AM (#31468594)
If customer safety conflicts with worker safety, and the company cares about neither, even by contemporary standard it's a particularly callous corporation with a particularly unsound business plan.
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