The Wrong Side of my Car

The blog that wants to go obsolete

30 Jul 2024

Should we wear bike helmets?

Ah yes. Bike helmets. What are they? A simple piece of protective equipment? Or some ritual object which hopefully, after blessing it with the right incantations, will levitate you out of the way if a truck left hooks you? Or is this just the brain damage from this discussion speaking?

Not many things get cyclists up in arms as this simple object. And probably even cyclists who wear these things. Why is that?

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