How are these pitted against each other??
It's totally possible that a helmet saves your life/head with no cars involved. Happened to me a couple months ago.
Helmets should be required and infrastructure should be great.
It's totally possible that a helmet saves your life/head with no cars involved. Happened to me a couple months ago.
Helmets should be required and infrastructure should be great.
The article cites the Netherlands, where bicycling is extremely popular, but helmets are not. The "safety" comes from the infrastructure which reduces hazards that make bicycling unsafe. Visibility, and isolation from 3000+ lb metal objects are the two most important things.
There's a fun catch-22 here. You need more riders to create safety (groups of cyclists are visible. large groups of cyclists can advocate for bike lanes, etc), but without safety you can't attract new riders.