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Re: the helmet laws, they've been shown to do more harm than good[1]. Helmet laws suppress ridership, and riders tend to be safer when they're surrounded by mor
by bhups 8y ago
Re: the helmet laws, they've been shown to do more harm than good[1]. Helmet laws suppress ridership, and riders tend to be safer when they're surrounded by more bicyclists. This is why cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen are actually safer for riders despite having no helmet laws.
[1] https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/04/how-effective-are-bike-helmet-laws/521997/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/04/how-effective...
- mulmen 8y agoYeah I'm with you on the helmet laws. I'm not ok with the selective enforcement. If they cause more harm than good we should repeal the law. When I took the MSF class there was talk of repealing the motorcycle helmet law for similar reasons. Not sure how I feel about that. It apparently came with an automatic DNR provision if you crash without a helmet.
- walshemj 8y agoAnd presumably automatic permission for reuse of organs
- mulmen 8y agoThere are potential religious conflicts there so I assume it would defer to whatever the drivers license says. Not really sure. It seems strange to me that we will just let people die because of the way they injured themselves, seems arbitrary.
- walshemj 8y agoYes right this is just the whining from the usual suspects I remember the same arguments against seatbelts.