Bob Holden’s Helmet Law is festering garbage and it insults our intelligence to claim that adult helmet requirements “promote safety.” Helmet laws are globally rare because they don’t work! They are a barrier to cycling, encourage police harassment, and do nothing to /

Stupid Australia escapecollective.com/australias-get…

New York: A Counterintuitive Argument Against Bicycle Helmet Laws publichealth.columbia.edu/news/counterin…

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Travel warning: do not visit North Macedonia: telegrafi.com/en/50-euro-gjo…

"As has been seen in Australia, where opponents of its mandatory helmet law say it doesn’t improve health at population level, making any or all of this mandatory will likely ensure fewer people ride a bike, whether by accident or design." bikeradar.com/features/opini…

In Vienna for my second visit this lifetime. Staying a few km from the zentrum, right on train line and WIDE bike path. Trains right now running about 24/hour in each direction. Most common hat on bike riders? Woollen beanie. Saw a helmet on a few people too.

Ignoring their duty to remove the actual sources of danger, the Dutch Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat🇳🇱 directly targets young children in their latest helmet promotion campaign. #ZetHemOp #BlamingTheVictim

"Amsterdam cycling mayor ..., said it was “horrendous” if the responsibility for safety were passed on to children instead of resting on society, which could choose to create slower, more inclusive roads" dutchnews.nl/2025/04/day-of…

road.cc/content/news/d… Fietsersbond disagrees.

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"Rockland County Department of Health reminds all bicyclists that safety starts with a helmet." Not with safe, separated bike paths. Not with speed limits and safe driving behaviours. Don't visit Rockland County. rocklandreport.com/heading-out-fo… #rockland #rocklandcounty #usa

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Teen Helmet Mandate for E-Citi Bikes? Albany Lawmakers are Up to No Good Again nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/07/tee…

"Some of the world’s top experts on risk and evidence-based medicine have poured cold water on the type of research used to claim the benefits of helmets" irishcycle.com/2025/05/11/mot…

"In recent years, those American cities that have seen the largest uptakes in cycling --especially through bike-share use -- have also seen noticeable reductions in helmet use and in injuries and fatalities (head or otherwise)" huffpost.com/archive/ca/ent…

Machetes have just been banned for sale in Victoria to prevent attacks in shopping malls. Instead, why not make stab-proof vests mandatory to wear in shopping malls? After all, this is the approach we take to bike rider safety.