Cycle helmets and the hidden reality of most cycling crashes The debate about cycle helmets in Britain often becomes heated long before it becomes informed.

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"Not sure if I can say this onscreen. But lights over helmets"

Yes you can say it! Bike lights are more important than bike helmets. So are a lot of other things: 30 kph speed limits, bike paths, bike training, driver visibility out of truck cabs, etc

See video at timestamp […]

Cycle helmets There is no justification for making helmet-wearing compulsory: it could undermine levels of cycle use and, in any case, the effectiveness of helmets is far from clear.

I started a cycle helmet argument on aFacebook group. Drivers saying that I'm moron because I said that cycle helmets are not important. Cycling UK have some good info on them at: www.cyclinguk.org/briefing/cyc...
#cycling #helmets #cyclehelmets #bores #carcism #carbrain #roadsafety

Back to Basics – Cycle Helmets - WillCycle A look at the realities of cycle helmets - what they are designed to protect against and explicitly NOT designed to protect against. You'll be surprised.

Virtually every article on the web about cycle helmets tries to make the case for, or against helmets.
Except 1. This one. And you really should read it:
www.willcycle.com/2021/09/21/b...
#CycleHelmets #Cycling

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Plane with bullet holes illustrating survivorship bias

The new Dutch transport minister wants more cyclists to wear helmets. He also want car drivers to go faster. This is terrible, but it also illustrates the agenda helmet promotors really have.
#cyclehelmets #cykla #trafiksäkerhet […]

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