The first thing anyone asks when they learn that someone has died in a bicycle accident is: "were they wearing a helmet?". Never fails. The question is being asked a LOT in NYC because they just racked up their 18th cyclist killed this year which is more than all of last year (10?) and, of course it has to be the cyclists fault for not wearing a helmet. Of course a lot of cyclists do wear helmets. The overwhelming majority, in fact. Any day now helmets are going to be mandatory for all cyclists on public roads. MIPS probably not, but ordinary CPSC certified helmets for all adults (already in force for children), yep, its coming. Fat lot of good it will do. Helmet adoption is already over 90% and every year more cyclists are killed and injured in collisions with cars than in the previous year. And it isn't because more cyclists are riding. Not most cities anyway. NYC is about the only exception. I will say though that cyclists could ride much more defensively than they do. Lots of threads here on the effectiveness of this or that helmet, or light, or brake technology ... a consistent six second scan, and a willingness to yield, without question, the nanosecond your right of way is abrogated, will yield better results over time than the finest MIPS helmet or super bright daytime running light.
Last edited by Leisesturm; 08-02-19 at 10:04 AM.