Re:Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Sma...
by saagarjha on Monday September 08, 2025 @07:44AM
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What infrastructure can protect you from hitting the ground with your head when you're on a bike?
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Re:Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Sma...
by meiuqer on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @03:45AM
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As i said, in general, going 15km/h is not fast enough to have a serious fall on your own. Only from external factors can riding a bike be dangerous, like from a car for example. in The Netherlands almost all cycle paths are isolated from cars as much as possible. So in general (again, in general) it is safe enough to drive around without a helmet.
The data backs it up. Look at the deaths per capita in the Netherlands. You can see a steep rise with the introduction of e-bikes, but before that it was one of the lowest in the world. And that is saying something when it is the most cycling dense country of the world.
Re:Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Sma...
by saagarjha on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @05:12AM
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This doesn't address my concern?
Re:Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Sma...
by meiuqer on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @09:36AM
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Isolated cyclepaths is the answer. This will (mostly) prevent cyclists to be hit by cars and smashing their heads on curbs.
Re:Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Sma...
by saagarjha on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @03:48PM
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You do understand that people can fall off their bike without cars hitting them, right?
Re:Garmin Beats Apple to Market with Satellite-Connected Sma...
by meiuqer on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @05:27AM
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Yes, and as i mentioned, generally speaking that will not kill you if you wont go too fast. Like with an omafiets, you don't go that fast.
I mean, we can go back and forth here all you want. You can look up the data yourself or visit the Netherlands and look around ...