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		sacnoradhq on June 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cyclists wearing helmets seen as “less human” than... I can't recall the study, but there is also a correlation of behavior in the US where car drivers give cyclists without helmets more room. Anecdote: It was about 1994 and I was riding my bike in the bike lane along Santa Teresa Blvd to the southeast. A VW Beetle got within 4" of my rear tire and honked their horn trying to cause me to crash and run me over. I was wearing a helmet but that wouldn't make any safety difference. I probably should've not worn a helmet to seem more like a human.

SturgeonsLaw on June 10, 2023 [–]

Right, but when we evaluate risk the two major variables are the likelihood and the severity of consequences.

Not wearing a helmet might (might) lower the likelihood of consequences, but it could very well lead to an increase in the severity of them.

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