Comment 81366

By seancb (registered) - website | Posted October 02, 2012 at 10:28:14 in reply to Comment 81363

I am so tired of people who advocate for mandatory helmets because they "feel" like it is "safer".

Take 10 minutes and read the helmet standards. Understand the limitations of helmets.

We could actually save lives if we educated the entire population on defensive cycling techniques from a young age, and taught drivers how to behave near cyclists as part of the licensing system.

Instead we are going to waste millions of dollars in police costs to enforce helmet laws which will save almost no lives.

Helmets are only marginally effective. Please stop holding them up on a pedestal. It is actually dangerous to blindly promote helmets without accompanying the promotion with the information about what they can actually do for you.

I am not against helmets. I wear one. But I understand the limitations and that makes me safer than any mandatory helmet law ever will.

I vote down for offensiveness and up for humour. I cast no votes based on my level of agreement.

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