Possibly the most dorky article I ever read. Equating wearing a helmet as a bad thing because it makes bicycling look scary is like saying wearing a seat belt makes it too intimidating for group X (women, minority, etc) to drive.
This is the opening paragraph, which sets the tone for the rest of the article
Last year, health officials in Seattle decided to stop requiring bicyclists to wear helmets. Independent research found that nearly half of Seattle’s helmet tickets in recent years went to unhoused people, while Black and Native American cyclists in the city were four times and two times more likely, respectively, than white cyclists to be cited.
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Helmet mandates intimidate potential riders, they argued, by framing cycling as an activity so dangerous it necessitates body armor.
My brain is to big to risk getting damaged while riding, thank you
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There actually was some study done that concluded that Australia’s mandated bicycle helmet laws (and they actually do go out of their way to enforce them) caused fewer people to bike around.
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Sounds like a win-win.
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Dropping the mandates means ill never again witness a drunk abbo cycling with a helmet liner electrical taped to their head
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My favorite drunk cyclist moment was when a dumbass ran into the side of a bus and knocked himself out, so everyone had to get off the bus and wait for an ambulance to pick him up.
Cyclists like to pretend that cars are their enemy but it's amazing how often they frick up mass transit for the rest of society.
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