I’ve heard lack of helmet makes car drivers give more space as they’re more aware of how squishy the rider is. 🤷🏻♀️
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abeltramo@kbin.social 10 months agolol what? Oh look he wears an helmet let me run over him; he'll be fine.
Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
dopplermopper@feddit.uk 10 months ago
No it’s more like, they look vulnerable as they aren’t wearing a helmet I’ll give them some extra room. I was amazed by the extra space I got when cycling with a child seat on the back of my bike.
TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 10 months ago
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30472528/
“This analysis confirms that drivers did, overall, get closer when the rider wore a helmet.”