New Study of E-Scooter Injuries Raises More Questions than it Answers
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The Journal of the American Medical Association is pushing for helmets, but the actual data is still open to interpretation.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about helmets
Cyclists Say Australia Should Rethink Strict Helmet Law
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Australia has the world's toughest helmet laws. But safety outcomes and ridership have stalled.
How America’s Bike Helmet Fixation Upholds a Culture of “Unfettered Automobility”
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It's not a coincidence that bicycling remains dangerous in our helmet-obsessed safety culture.
Why Helmets Aren’t the Answer to Bike Safety — In One Chart
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Better street design and getting more people on bikes — not blind faith in helmets — are the keys to making cycling safer, recent research has shown. Want a good visual to get the point across? The Toole Design Group made this for you. Of these countries, the U.S. has the highest rate of helmet usage among cyclists — around […]
More Evidence That Helmet Laws Don’t Work
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If you want to increase cycling safety in your city, drop the helmet law and focus on getting more people– particularly women — on bikes, with street designs that offer separation from vehicle traffic. That’s the finding of a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia [PDF] evaluating safety outcomes for cyclists across Canadian […]
Study: What Puts Cyclists at Greatest Risk? It’s Not What You Wear
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When a cyclist is killed or seriously injured, the responses you hear often pin the blame squarely on the victim. “Why wasn’t she wearing a helmet?” Or, “Why was he wearing dark clothing? ” But according to a new study [PDF] by a team of Canadian university researchers, those factors don’t seem to have much […]