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Motivation comes in many forms (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Is that why she removed her helmet, hoping for the sweet release of death?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I'm still blown away, in this day and age, by how many parents don't make their kids wear helmets on bike trips. It's almost as shocking to me as people who take up smoking.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tell me you are not Dutch, without telling me you are not dutch

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I mean, the Dutch are less than 1% of the world's population, I feel like you've got a pretty good chance of saying that about anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

At least smoking is relaxing and delicious. There's zero upside to not wearing a helmet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Not to your own personal choice, but there absolutely is downside to stigma and helmet mandates. Studies show they reduce cycling numbers which means people drive instead, which increases death and injury, because spoiler, cars are dangerous.

Good article with references:

https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/bike-helmets-cyclist-deaths-do-you-need-to-wear.html

And more on other issues too with helmet mandates, like how police enforce… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/us-helmet-laws-police-citations-cyclists-of-colour-homeless

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No there is a built in airbag

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

do car airbags have buttcrack to better protect nose