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   Daniel Barlow (dan@brvt.telent.net)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2024 20:00:28 JST Daniel Barlow
   Subtooting "bike helmets" to quote Chris Boardman: "It’s not even in the top 10 of things you need to do to keep cycling safe or more widely, save the most lives.”
   
   https://road.cc/content/news/111258-chris-boardman-helmets-not-even-top-10-things-keep-cycling-safe
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     Epistatacadam (epistatacadam@toot.wales)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2024 20:00:26 JST Epistatacadam

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     @dan whilst he's right, a bit like lights, that work after dark, and visible clothing, helmets are something within the cyclist's personal control. Most of the other things are in the gift of others. The evidence, I believe, is that by making a city/town pedestrian and cycling friendly, the group who gain the most is actually motorists, in terms of injuries to car occupants.
     I agree the campaign should focus at making towns human friendly, whilst assisting road users to find good lights helmets.

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     Daniel Barlow (dan@brvt.telent.net)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2024 20:00:37 JST Daniel Barlow

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     • Epistatacadam
     @epistatacadam that response is a textbook example of the problem he's talking about
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