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[–] Sal@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Car crashes are one of the main sources of traumatic brain injuries. I think that it is likely that someone who is wearing a helmet during a car crash would be protected to a degree from TBIs, so I looked a bit for a source on this and found this relevant blog post:

Op-Ed: Yes, Gov. Cuomo, Car Helmets Could Save Lives

Fortunately here in the Netherlands we don't have to bike with a helmet on. Would I be supposed to leave it hanging from my bike, exposed to the rain and theft? Or carry it with me into the shops and bars and keep an eye on it? Sounds like a nuisance.

[–] salarua@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

i mean, the article is about how we in the US focus exclusively on helmets as a silver bullet for bike safety. they're not as effective as people in the US make them out to be, even though they are effective in some situations.

Would I be supposed to leave it hanging from my bike, exposed to the rain and theft? Or carry it with me into the shops and bars and keep an eye on it?

don't worry, nobody in the US has solved that problem either. some people leave it on their handlebars, others put it in their backfit, others stow it away in a bag and carry it with them.

[–] autumn 3 points 2 years ago

i lock mine with my bike, since bike theft is rampant here.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Op-Ed: Yes, Gov. Cuomo, Car Helmets Could Save Lives

Amazing, thanks for the link. I just re-posted it here.

[–] vitaminka@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

you don't make an activity safer by discouraging people from doing it 🤷‍♀️

[–] lntl@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After a drunk driver going 60 mph in his 3,500-pound BMW hit and killed cyclist Eric Ng, the New York Times pointed out that he had been helmetless.

New community: Fuck the New York Times?

[–] swims@social.seattle.wa.us 1 points 1 year ago

@lntl @largess

Oh yeah. I refer you to the satirical NYT Pitchbot:

@dougjballoon

Like shooting ducks in a barrel but spot on.

[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

I will consider wearing a helmet for the next time I have to sitting in a car.