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I don’t own a car and I ride my bike a lot, often on very busy city streets. I always wear a helmet when I ride — not because it makes me less likely to get hit by a car, but because it makes me less likely to suffer from brain damage if and when I do get hit by a car.

However, as Dave Walker (@davewalker) points out, there are MANY other and much better ways to make cycling safer for everyone. 🚲

@breadandcircuses @davewalker somewhere, many moons ago, I read that having laws that force people to wear bike helmets actually leads to a reduction in a population's overall health because it reduces the overall amount of exercise occurring. I'm also pro helmet and wear one 99% of the time, but I'd prefer if it were only a legal requirement for kids and not adults

Rihards Olups

@chris_e_simpson @breadandcircuses @davewalker That, and a rider with a helmet makes car drivers act more dangerously around them (as do people in pro-looking cycling gear and cyclists-men). Thus wearing a helmet can increase collision risk by a tiny bit.