The Unintended Consequences Of Bicycle Helmets

(UPDATED) –We should encourage people to cycle, not scare them away. From personal experience I can attest that it is almost impossible, in the US at least, to have an intelligent conversation about bicycle helmets. The universal view is that you have to be crazy not to wear a helmet. Since I almost never wear…

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Study Finds Alarming Increase In US Bicycle Accidents

–But doesn’t consider the public health benefits of cycling The problem: bicycle accidents in adults in the U.S. now cost more than $24 billion a year. The solution: more, not fewer, bikes! A new paper published in the journal Injury Prevention finds that the number and costs of bicycle accidents in the U.S. have risen…

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