<story><title>Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets for safety reasons</title><url>https://bikebiz.com/pedal-me-bans-staff-riders-from-wearing-helmets-for-safety-reasons/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>y7</author><text>Maybe relevant: the Netherlands is probably the country with the highest use of bicycles for transport, yet no one, except for cyclists on racing bikes&amp;#x2F;MTBs or foreign tourists, ever wears a bike helmet. This is because they&amp;#x27;re only marginally effective at preventing injury, and the disadvantage of reduced cycling use if helmets are mandated results in far worse public health outcomes. See also &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;dutchreview.com&amp;#x2F;culture&amp;#x2F;cycling&amp;#x2F;5-reasons-why-the-dutch-cycle-without-bike-helmets&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;dutchreview.com&amp;#x2F;culture&amp;#x2F;cycling&amp;#x2F;5-reasons-why-the-du...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Etheryte</author><text>This completely misses the forest for the trees and misattributes causality. The Dutch don&amp;#x27;t wear helmets because the traffic culture and infrastructure are completely different, not because of some questionable statistic no one has heard of. In the Netherlands you feel safe as a cyclist. Drivers look out for you because they&amp;#x27;re also all cyclists at other times. Cycling is so prevalent that it&amp;#x27;s hard to explain to anyone who hasn&amp;#x27;t experienced it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets for safety reasons</title><url>https://bikebiz.com/pedal-me-bans-staff-riders-from-wearing-helmets-for-safety-reasons/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>y7</author><text>Maybe relevant: the Netherlands is probably the country with the highest use of bicycles for transport, yet no one, except for cyclists on racing bikes&amp;#x2F;MTBs or foreign tourists, ever wears a bike helmet. This is because they&amp;#x27;re only marginally effective at preventing injury, and the disadvantage of reduced cycling use if helmets are mandated results in far worse public health outcomes. See also &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;dutchreview.com&amp;#x2F;culture&amp;#x2F;cycling&amp;#x2F;5-reasons-why-the-dutch-cycle-without-bike-helmets&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;dutchreview.com&amp;#x2F;culture&amp;#x2F;cycling&amp;#x2F;5-reasons-why-the-du...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>isbvhodnvemrwvn</author><text>There is a HUGE difference between NOT REQUIRING helmets and PROHIBITING helmets.</text></comment>