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Safety vests and helmets make cyclists look ‘less human’ to other road users (theconversation.com)
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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yeah, fatalities also go down. All hospitalizations do. It's not survivor bias, it's a solid inverse correlation between helmet use and injury. Netherlands, Denmark, Japan all have very low helmet use and very low injuries.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The three you just mentioned also have a heavy cyclist culture, and infrastructure in place that facilitates separate biking though

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's quite true. And they got that via sustained policy to encourage cycling. It's been quite demonstrated that mandatory helmets actively discourage cycling, leading to both a disinvestment in infrastructure and drivers being less comfortable around cyclists (thus more dangerous)

    I am not making a point about individual choices. Anyone should feel free to wear a helmet. But public policy is a different beast, and the data on mandatory helmets laws are inconclusive as to benefit and clear as to cost.

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