Cycling in Waterloo Region

[Coke6pk]

It is important to look at the context of the advice.

I don't think the police should respond to break and enter with "you should probably lock your doors" either.  

That being said, I would still argue that victim blaming is a much more serious problem when it comes to cycling and helmets than it is with locking your doors.  While I'm sure plenty of people would say "well you should have locked your doors", none of those people would argue against police presence or other safety measures in addition to locking one's door, as they do without fail when there's a cyclist involved collision.

Agreed. I would agree that victim shaming is bad, but if for the greater good, I get it: (ie. The driver was travelling at 140 km/h when he hit the tree. Speed was a factor in the collision. --- Read: Speeding kills).

Normally, the helmet/door lock/etc. advice is given as a generality for others to learn from, and hopefully to prevent a future incident.

While the (lack of) helmet was not the cause of the accident, it could of mitigated damages. No different than I get rear ended, but was seriously injured as I didn't have my seat belt on and was ejected from the vehicle. The police reminding people to wear their seat belts afterwards is prudent advice.

Coke