Comment on What’s driving Cycling Mikey, Britain’s most hated cyclist?

• TurtleTourParty@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30472528/

  “This analysis confirms that drivers did, overall, get closer when the rider wore a helmet.”

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• Kanzar@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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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• dopplermopper@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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