Comment on Cars overwhelmingly cause bike collisions, and the law should reflect thatComments−alrs9yThe stagnation of cycling in Australia is well-understood to be due to the mandatory helmet laws of the early 1990s.−xiaoma9yThis is completely true.Here's a study from Brisbane on the effects on public bicycle share: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847812...In contrast the youbike program in Taipei and its suburbs (where helmets are not required) has been very successful.−spartanatreyu9yHow else are we supposed to face the magpies?−flukus9yLast time I lived in Brisbane the Magpies had adapted to helmets anyway, they will semi-land on your shoulder and attack your ears.
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The stagnation of cycling in Australia is well-understood to be due to the mandatory helmet laws of the early 1990s.
This is completely true.
Here's a study from Brisbane on the effects on public bicycle share: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847812...
In contrast the youbike program in Taipei and its suburbs (where helmets are not required) has been very successful.
How else are we supposed to face the magpies?
Last time I lived in Brisbane the Magpies had adapted to helmets anyway, they will semi-land on your shoulder and attack your ears.