Bike helmet activist's own study finds no significant benefit in wearing one | road.cc | The website for pedal powered people: Road cycling, commuting, leisure cycling and racing
At my last Ladies Cycle ride start, a man came over to us (we were just about to put our helmets on) and start arguing for the wear of helmets. The more we tried to say that there is no evidence to suggest that wearing helmets is beneficial, the more he argued that we should wear them!
In the end we just ignored him and put our helmets on after a while (we were going to do this anyway).
It has been shown and demonstrated that more teenage girls will start cycling if we can ditch the helmet which, especially for women, are seen to be uncool and 'squash' your hair (do). It has also been proven that cars drive more careful past cyclists who don't wear helmets.
I was driving early on Tuesday morning in my hometown and saw two women who were very well dressed, wearing no helmets but instead just a winter hat to keep them warm. They looked very elegant! One lady was riding a bike similar to dutch bike.
Less women will be put off cycling if we can cycle without helmets.
We want the choice!!
5 days ago
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