Should you wear a bike helmet every time you ride or not? The helmet debates have been ranging in the cycling community for years and seem to be as entrenched and as bitter as the Israelis and the Arabs. One side says helmets save lives and make us safer. The other says the science behind [...]
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If you want to be safe on a bike, ditch your helmet and wear a skirt
And don’t make eye contact or signal your intent in any way, either. As someone who uses a bicycle as my primary mode of transportation, I try to do all the things bicycle safety experts tell me to do. I wear a helmet, stop at lights and stop signs, make eye contact with drivers, etc. [...]
