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I'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC.

Another option: update infrastructure so that biking is SO SAFE no one wears a helmet. See the Netherlands for inspiration.

It's a good idea, but I keep on thinking of a lady I knew. She was in her 50s when she fell off her bike at walking speed. Shattered her skull. Never been the same person again.

I can't believe people are so anti-helmet. Do they not use seat belts either?

The Dutch aren’t “anti-helmet” they just have bike- and pedestrian-centric infrastructure (including traffic laws heavily in favour of bikes and people) so they don’t see them as essential.

And?

Everyone here is pro-safety. Infrastructure increases safety by removing threats. Helmets reduce head injury when accidents happen. And here’s the kicker: you can have both.

Saying we could achieve infrastructure so safe that no one wears a helmet is not the same as being anti-helmet. No one is stopping people in the NL, my example, from wearing a helmet.

The point of the whole thing was "Please wear a helmet, it's safer". So you saying "Do this and nobody will wear a helmet" seems incredibly counterproductive. And I did agree with your push for better infrastructure. Wholeheartedly. Still wear helmets though.

Safety is the point, so I gave an even safer option. It was illustrated by a real life example of it being so safe somewhere specific that no one wears a helmet. That is not anti-helmet. The NL is not anti-helmet. But this conversation is exhausting, I’ve explained this multiple times. I’m done now.