The Dutch love their bicycles. Helmets? Not so much
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10 hours ago
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| nytimes.com
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kalleboo
59 minutes ago
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timonoko
8 hours ago
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Have anybody ever seen a bicycle helmet, which is not meant for racing in some hot environment. Totally useless in cold and rain and sun.

North Vietnam Army cork helmet seems to be quite the optimal: https://historicaviation.com/north-vietnamese-army-helmet/

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Fricken
8 hours ago
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The Dutch study shows that for 2024 6 out of 10 cyclist fatalities did not involve a moving automobile, and that more than 50% of fatalities involved cyclists over the age of 50, and 26% of fatalities went to cyclists over 80. So the data leans to a lot of old people tipping over and dying all by themselves.
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hiccuphippo
9 hours ago
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beardyw
9 hours ago
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Reduction of traffic speed helps. In my part of London 20mph is the top legal speed. However cyclists do wear helmets, but unlike on Holland they all wear lycra and ride as if in a race which causes its own problems.
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ein0p
6 hours ago
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20 mph is quite enough to crack one's own skull.
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ReptileMan
9 hours ago
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Well they have the same coolness factor as Segway. No wonder people ignore them. And I guess also underestimate how easy is to crack a skull or neck
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