11-05-2018, 05:03 PM
What danbrotherson said.
Here's their reasoning:
https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsro...lmet-laws/
Walking and driving are also pretty dangerous and helmets might help with those activities too. Indeed, sometimes you're standing in the bus shelter and a car hits you. But we don't victim blame when people don't have helmets when walking or driving.
The Australian report pointed out that it was a lot more likely that bicycle injuries are caused by cars. So their proposed pilot project is for car-free zones.
They also point out that bicycle use is declining in Australia, bucking the global trend, perhaps because of helmet laws. If there aren't people on bicycles then more infrastructure doesn't get built.
Here's their reasoning:
https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsro...lmet-laws/
Walking and driving are also pretty dangerous and helmets might help with those activities too. Indeed, sometimes you're standing in the bus shelter and a car hits you. But we don't victim blame when people don't have helmets when walking or driving.
The Australian report pointed out that it was a lot more likely that bicycle injuries are caused by cars. So their proposed pilot project is for car-free zones.
They also point out that bicycle use is declining in Australia, bucking the global trend, perhaps because of helmet laws. If there aren't people on bicycles then more infrastructure doesn't get built.