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Re:OK, Milt Olin, I'll start writing again by mtrimpe on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @02:19AM (#6879426)
Life is fragile. Especially on a bike. I once survived getting hit at 30mph and I can't even remember all of the stories I was told about how lucky I was.

I probably heard about a dozen different ways children of friends (I'm Dutch) died from just being hit at 5mph and hitting their head the wrong way when falling.

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Re:OK, Milt Olin, I'll start writing again by annnnd on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @03:09AM (#6879542)
Just curious, is it not mandatory for children to wear helmets on bikes in Netherlands?
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Re:OK, Milt Olin, I'll start writing again by mtrimpe on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @03:18AM (#6879571)
It's indeed not mandatory. Biking in general is still much safer than in the US though since we have a strong biking culture, good infrastructure (separate bike lanes and traffic lights) and laws that (nearly) always hold the car responsible for any damages.
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