James Cridland on Nostr: No bicycle helmet law in France for adults, so adults are treated like adults, ...

No bicycle helmet law in France for adults, so adults are treated like adults, especially in slow-moving traffic like a city centre. Helmets are the #1 deterrent for anyone getting on a bike in Brisbane - and, research says, can actually make it *more* unsafe for cyclists, not less. The number of serious head injuries in London’s extensive bike-hire underlines this - it’s next to none (with almost no helmet-wearing in the capital).

I am aware that Australians are conditioned to believe cycling is the unsafest thing in the world, and will now downvote me furiously (checks network) ah, this isn’t /r/brisbane , is it, I should be a little safer here.