▲ 58 ▼ Safety vests and helmets make cyclists look ‘less human’ to other road users (theconversation.com) submitted 3 years ago by quasar@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] hooleydoooley@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Places without helmets tend to have a better cycling culture and infrastructure permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 years ago That's quite true. And they get it because enough people are cycling that there is demand for it. Mandatory helmets laws actually discourage cycling. The data on that is clear. The data on whether mandatory helmets laws increase safety is much less clear, however. When it's a matter of public policy, one should consider both these factors... A clear cost for an unclear benefit, and change policy as our knowledge continues to evolve. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 years ago That's quite true. And they get it because enough people are cycling that there is demand for it. Mandatory helmets laws actually discourage cycling. The data on that is clear. The data on whether mandatory helmets laws increase safety is much less clear, however. When it's a matter of public policy, one should consider both these factors... A clear cost for an unclear benefit, and change policy as our knowledge continues to evolve. permalink fedilink source parent