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[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 45 points 6 months ago

Gaze not into the abyss, Sally.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Is that why she removed her helmet, hoping for the sweet release of death?

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No there is a built in airbag

[–] BigAssZombie@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

do car airbags have buttcrack to better protect nose

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I'm still blown away, in this day and age, by how many parents don't make their kids wear helmets on bike trips. It's almost as shocking to me as people who take up smoking.

[–] aeharding@vger.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tell me you are not Dutch, without telling me you are not dutch

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I mean, the Dutch are less than 1% of the world's population, I feel like you've got a pretty good chance of saying that about anything.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

At least smoking is relaxing and delicious. There's zero upside to not wearing a helmet.

[–] aeharding@vger.social 3 points 6 months ago

Not to your own personal choice, but there absolutely is downside to stigma and helmet mandates. Studies show they reduce cycling numbers which means people drive instead, which increases death and injury, because spoiler, cars are dangerous.

Good article with references:

https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/bike-helmets-cyclist-deaths-do-you-need-to-wear.html

And more on other issues too with helmet mandates, like how police enforce… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/us-helmet-laws-police-citations-cyclists-of-colour-homeless

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago (2 children)

One of the main reasons cycling specific clothing exists. Crack kills.

[–] Steak@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You don't need a special item for every damn activity. That's capitilasm at its finest. You don't need to go buy a special suit to ride a fucking bike around without your asscrack hanging out. You just need to not be a fatass and wear clothes that fit you.

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Fatass here- the second part doesn't require the first part.

[–] Inktvip@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I've ever seen someone wearing cycling specific clothes for normal commuter trips. Other than maybe putting on a rain coat/pants over their normal clothing.

[–] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

I wear different clothes for my commute to work. If I didn't I'd be sweaty and dusty. Some of them are cycling specific.

[–] bmsok@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

That brake check maneuver is going to haunt her for decades.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago