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		polote on May 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets fo... At my scale, I know that when I go mountain biking, when I have an helmet, I go faster and take much more risk than when I don't have an helmet. I don't have any data point about road biking, because I never wear a helmet. But thinking about it, I would also take more risks with more protective equipments

kzrdude on May 22, 2022 | [–]

I know me, I was already going as fast as possible on a city bike. With a helmet I'm safer when actually having an accident.

throwaway4220 on May 22, 2022 | [–]

But what is your overall safety. Like can you still get seriously injured being careful not wearing a helmet

jtbayly on May 22, 2022 | [–]

Can you still get seriously injured being careful wearing a helmet?

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