LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoCalifornia Wants to Put License Plates on E-Bikes and Slow Them Down. Cyclists Are Not Happy About Itguessingheadlights.comexternal-linkmessage-square234fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Wants to Put License Plates on E-Bikes and Slow Them Down. Cyclists Are Not Happy About Itguessingheadlights.comLuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square234fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarefalcunculus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHelmets are bad for safety because (1) car drivers act more dangerous around cyclists wearing helmets and (2) they discourage people from riding bikes whereas the primary safety factor of cycling, by far, is the number of people cycling.
minus-squareMr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agohuh? I never wear a helmet outside of escooters but I’m not going to argue that no helmet is safer than helmet
Helmets are bad for safety because (1) car drivers act more dangerous around cyclists wearing helmets and (2) they discourage people from riding bikes whereas the primary safety factor of cycling, by far, is the number of people cycling.
huh? I never wear a helmet outside of escooters but I’m not going to argue that no helmet is safer than helmet