Cars should be sold without doors, to prevent people from getting killed.
this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2026
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I saw someone comment on another platform that the helmet wasn't really necessary in Holland. Apparently it's because they have well-designed lanes where cars don't mince up cyclists on the daily.
Helmets and high-vis are a good idea, but surely this is just tinkering around the edges as long as we have politicians complaining about cycle lanes.
Someone living in Amsterdam for 4+ years here: no one wears helmets and it’s very safe to do so because yes, you pretty much never share the road with cars, or if you do they have to drive at 30 km/h max.
That is a pretty silly argument. You can fall and crack your skill while the bicycle is immobile. If you fall and land on your head it is dangerous without a helmet, regardless of whether any cars are involved.
Everyone should wear a helmet while near steps.
Are they sure it isn’t because their skulls are thicker?
Mysteriously, when paint isn't counted as infrastructure, bikes have a better time of it. Who woulda thought?
Cars should all require high visibility paint since they are what kill people. Especially relevant during low visibility conditions.
I mean, fuck cars and all that but cars have lights on them.
yup, and daytime running lights (DRL) are becoming increasingly common.
They make no difference to safety in any of the studies I've seen. (there are differences, but not statistically significant - and some of the differences are cars become more dangerous)
Cars are more dangerous in general now than before, due to being larger and with worse blind spots. The point of this comment chain is that the visibility of the car makes no damn difference.