2/3 of kids bike to school in Assen because it was designed that way

Re:2/3 of kids bike to school in Assen because it was design... by vl on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:30PM (#33255501)

There is integrated chain and wheel lock on dutch bikes already, it is trivial to add basket for helmet storage as "standard" feature.

In the last 20 years large shift happened in skiing, for example. 20 years ago almost no-one would wear ski helmet is US, now almost anyone does, although it's not required.

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Re:2/3 of kids bike to school in Assen because it was design... by teekert on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @04:55AM (#33259378)

You mean the basket where my bag is in? Or the groceries? Or do you want put it where my kids' seats are? In any case, it's annoying and unnecessary, I hope this never changes, wearing a helmet will fundamentally downgrade the relaxed, casual biking experience that is so normal here.

Yeah I saw it in skying, one year nobody wore a helmet then suddenly I felt very self-conscious about it. Same thing for MTBing. Skying, Snowboarding and MTBing are much more dangerous though and I happily wear a helmet going down slope over 25 km/hour. Biking 10 km/hour, essentially running speed... No. Bikes look like this here [0] and they are everywhere, don't forget, it's very different from this: [1]

[0]: https://denhaagfietst.nl/wp-content//uploads/2020/02/DHKruge...

[1]: https://www.triathlon365.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Vrouw...

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