tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2509904928783084886..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Dutch cyclists talk about helmets and bicyclesDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-75797924886593568262013-01-12T23:43:28.918+01:002013-01-12T23:43:28.918+01:00Actually it was very interesting the response as t...Actually it was very interesting the response as to "why do you cycle" - and speed (vs public transport), cheapness, lack of car parking, and general convenience always mentioned first - with only a few mentioning environmental benefit and NONE mentioning fitness!<br /><br />Whereas in Australia esp among urban planners and academics, it's the latter two reasons often used to argue Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201546350349792875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-35622661437954653922011-09-18T00:24:37.092+02:002011-09-18T00:24:37.092+02:00One day I had just put my Moulton back together an...One day I had just put my Moulton back together and set it down on the road to test ride it. I ALWAYS wear helmet and gloves but this time decided I was just going down the road to "try it".<br /><br />Hop on - immediately jams - back wheel was not tight - end up hopping down the road with my palms on the asphalt.<br /><br />In Boulder CO - turn right on red - look over shoulder to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-72928937236247633762011-08-19T12:42:04.258+02:002011-08-19T12:42:04.258+02:00I actually went went cycling in Australia and they...I actually went went cycling in Australia and they made me wear a helmet, so I did. Then I went to New Zealand and didn't put one on. I was stopped by the police! When he found out I was from the Netherlands he decided not to fine me.Ninanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-51775595708853048522011-08-17T09:03:55.635+02:002011-08-17T09:03:55.635+02:00@Michael S
Yes, the German helmet-rate is just 9%...@Michael S<br /><br />Yes, the German helmet-rate is just 9%, but I see where the comment "Only germans wear helmets" come from: <br />When cycling in places with many german tourists (Limburg, Zeeland, etc.)you'll notice that nearly everyone of them wears a helmet. It's pretty typical to see someone cycling with a helmet and say "look, a german"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-49609998159699171962011-08-14T07:18:57.524+02:002011-08-14T07:18:57.524+02:00Very enjoyable video and the cartoon linked by one...Very enjoyable video and the cartoon linked by one of the comments is worth a peekStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850164036427971265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-35492384683976073842011-08-11T19:40:18.954+02:002011-08-11T19:40:18.954+02:00Thanks for posting the video.Thanks for posting the video.Micheal Bluehttp://www.joyofbicyclecommuting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-56449896346091379452011-08-10T09:04:31.389+02:002011-08-10T09:04:31.389+02:00Simon: Clearly you've not read much of this bl...Simon: Clearly you've not read much of this blog. If you had, you'd have noticed that I rather like cycle racing and often have <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/racing" rel="nofollow">photos of racers wearing helmets</a>.<br /><br />What's more, if you look around enough you'll find photos of <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/cyclevision" rel="David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18063168517029258142011-08-10T06:27:30.624+02:002011-08-10T06:27:30.624+02:00"When in the seventies and eighties, because ..."When in the seventies and eighties, because of the oil crisis and the rising concern for the environment, countries started to toy with the idea of reintroducing the bicycle as a serious transport option, the car industry struck back with the bicycle helmet."<br /><br />Extremely important information that not enough people know about...Montrealizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689176985812848399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-64240364976793341102011-08-10T03:23:24.373+02:002011-08-10T03:23:24.373+02:00Frits,
It was in the mid '90s that Californi...Frits, <br /><br />It was in the mid '90s that California passed a state law requiring cyclists under the age of 18 to wear a helmet.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063665699991639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-39830786363613643442011-08-10T01:20:54.416+02:002011-08-10T01:20:54.416+02:00I see that the "a view from a cycle path"...I see that the "a view from a cycle path" blog is carrying adverts for British Cycling.On clicking on the ad what do I see? - lots of pictures of cyclists wearing helmets. Hypocritical or what?WildNorthlandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727447848842044040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-36459923260266613362011-08-09T22:04:52.909+02:002011-08-09T22:04:52.909+02:00@Anonymous: I think you should be more specific: w...@Anonymous: I think you should be more specific: what type of helmet saves lives? Motor helmets: sure. Firemen helmets: definitely. Miners helmets: certainly. Helmets on construction sites: yes. Bicycle helmets: <i>not designed to do so</i>.<br /><br />You might want to take a look at <a href="http://wulffmorgenthaler.com/strip/2009/12/18/" rel="nofollow">this cartoon</a>. Warning: it is from Maartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858996719781447490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28168072530081022692011-08-09T20:52:41.922+02:002011-08-09T20:52:41.922+02:00This tells you everything you always wanted to kno...<a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxCopenhagen-Mikael-Colville" rel="nofollow">This</a> tells you everything you always wanted to know about bicycle helmets (although you might not agree with his assessment as to which cities have a reasonable level of cycling).<br /><br />MaartenMaartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858996719781447490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-37403265186660489292011-08-09T20:38:23.353+02:002011-08-09T20:38:23.353+02:00Helmets save lives.Helmets save lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-46813181086460601162011-08-09T17:29:30.569+02:002011-08-09T17:29:30.569+02:00Oh, sorry, I said Honda, but I meant Volvo (cars, ...Oh, sorry, I said Honda, but I meant Volvo (cars, shmars.. They all look the same to me).<br /><br />Car helmets might even be useful, since quite a lot of people die each year from headinjuries inside a car, even with airbags and seatbelts. But of course, no car helmet law will EVER find its way in legislation. The car- and oil industry will see to that. <br /><br />If people were to wear a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-69609766414003625782011-08-09T16:35:16.962+02:002011-08-09T16:35:16.962+02:00"Only Germans wear a helmet." and "..."Only Germans wear a helmet." and "In Germany it is obligatory to wear a helmet" Both statements are wrong. Bicycle helmets are not mandatory in Germany and the average rate in 2010 was 9%, in 2009 it had been 11%. <br /><br />It is true though, that more and more lobbying is done to increase helmet use.Michael Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-82409988493418016602011-08-09T15:58:06.672+02:002011-08-09T15:58:06.672+02:00On a related subject, I came across this petition ...On a related subject, I came across this petition for "car safety hats" the other day: <a href="http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/4737" rel="nofollow">http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/4737</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-84472132292051746442011-08-09T15:55:32.602+02:002011-08-09T15:55:32.602+02:00When in the seventies and eighties, because of the...When in the seventies and eighties, because of the oil crisis and the rising concern for the environment, countries started to toy with the idea of reintroducing the bicycle as a serious transport option, the car industry struck back with the bicycle helmet.<br /><br />Yes, the bicycle helmet and bicycle helmet laws are sponsored by the car industry.<br /><br />Even in the Netherlands. Here'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18474781212960393812011-08-09T11:41:09.534+02:002011-08-09T11:41:09.534+02:00The man who restores old bicycles said he would of...The man who restores old bicycles said he would of course not wear a helmet on those bikes because it wouldn't fit in with the times, "you cannot put it in the scene". He was right. I saw the movie E.T. last week and noticed that none of the boys riding their BMXes, in California, wore a helmet. The movie dates from 1982. Not that long ago.Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.com