Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by sirmarksalot on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @02:36PM
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Living in a city, the idea of leaving anything of value on your bike, and expecting it to still be there when you get back is completely foreign to me. When I visited Amsterdam, I even had the seat stolen off my rental bike. Biking in the states means carrying a helmet inside with you everywhere you go, and it absolutely sucks.
When I visited Copenhagen a few years ago, most of the bikes I saw were either unlocked or locked to themselves to prevent riding off but not carrying away. It was rather shocking.
You see that on any area where there is low crime.
Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by sudosysgen on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:29PM
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Hmm, no. Bike theft is extremely common in Japan, for example. There are very few places in the world where you can do that, no matter the crime leve.
uh, I normally lock my helmet by putting my u-lock through the double section of the strap. Sure someone could cut the strap but then the helmet would be useless. I haven't had any issues and live in a city with pretty high bicycle theft.
There are helmets you can lock with your bike.
Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by sleepybrett on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:54PM
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Some helmets from bern have special holes that are compatible with u-locks and similar. (https://www.bernhelmets.com/collections/bike-helmets/product... u-lock vents) I haven't done an exhaustive search but I imagine others do similar.
Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by sirmarksalot on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @02:59PM
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My friend has one. It's the only one I've ever seen.
You can't really keep your helmet clipped to the handlebar at public parking places as they'll get vandalized or stolen.
If you’re using a bikeshare system, you may not have a helmet with you because you didn’t bring your bike with you.
I don't really understand this. I keep my helmet clipped to my handlebars, so if I have my bike, I have my helmet. Is it really so much of an inconvenience?
I'm sympathetic to the overall anti-helmet-requirement position, even seemingly trivial concerns like "it messes up my hair" sound legitimate to me. The convenience argument in particular just never made much sense to me though.