Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019)

Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by pxeger1 on Thursday March 21, 2024 @03:36AM (#39775736)

Even more unbelievable to me is that the idea of wearing a helmet to protect your head while cycling wasn’t invented until 1970

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by 082349872349872 on Thursday March 21, 2024 @04:28AM (#39776017)

(1953) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Robic#/media/Fichier:Jean...

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by pxeger1 on Thursday March 21, 2024 @04:04PM (#39783722)

This came from the depths of memory but I have no idea how it got there, oops. https://helmets.org/history.htm suggests the first standard for bike helmets was in 1970?

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