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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-04-23, 06:53 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

The Dutch can afford a E50 helmet too. They just...

The Dutch can afford a E50 helmet too. They just often prefer the bike over the Mercedes or Tesla. Both without having to wear a helmet that is. The price point is irrelevant, unless it would be as...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-22-22, 10:13 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

What's not to my liking is that there is a lobby...

What's not to my liking is that there is a lobby trying to associate any bicycle use with helmet wearing, as to blame cyclists for not being 'protected' and getting hurt. Many words aren't neutral,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-01-22, 11:01 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

I don't know to what degree it's a specialized...

I don't know to what degree it's a specialized crash helmet. I just object to the term 'bicycle helmet' because it has no relation to cycling. I don't mind people putting on a road helmet when they...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-29-22, 11:10 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

It's not that you don't understand and speak the...

It's not that you don't understand and speak the foreign language at hand here, it's that you don't seem to understand the concept of not speaking a foreign language. Foreign languages are different,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-26-22, 11:41 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

I have the same with cars. I'd like to go faster,...

I have the same with cars. I'd like to go faster, pick the raceline, brake late, hit the apex, get on the power smooth and then flat out of the corner. But it's not my road, it would be antisocial to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-26-22, 07:38 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

No, it's entirely neutral by someone who does...

No, it's entirely neutral by someone who does understand the language.

It's not intended for antisocial behaviour. If you're too slow to compete in an event with closed off roads, you'll have to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-29-19, 05:14 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

That he's right of course. Whether you explain...

That he's right of course. Whether you explain him that there are more important things than cool or that it's the skill level that allows for helmetless cycling is a different matter. But claiming a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-25-19, 12:07 PM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

That's where it started. The 'even though' has to...

That's where it started. The 'even though' has to come from the idea that bike helmets are important to cycling safety. It's not about whether you care or not, I'm discussing the subject, not blaming...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-25-19, 11:56 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

That's kind of the point. No one claims it does...

That's kind of the point. No one claims it does but helmet advocats reason like you don't have to consider things like that when it's about the number of deaths. If you expect a lower cyclist death...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-24-19, 11:33 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

No, it mitigates the impact to the head in the...

No, it mitigates the impact to the head in the event of an impact to what would have been directly to the skull. If I would go mountainbiking I would wear I helmet too, I don't say they're useless,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-23-19, 11:00 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

"Even though"? I believe a big part of the issue...

"Even though"? I believe a big part of the issue is that people expect too much from a helmet because it's the only thing they can do to improve safety. It's a bit like if you only got a hammer every...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-12-19, 01:56 PM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

True, but repetitive use of 'loaded' terminology...

True, but repetitive use of 'loaded' terminology tends to influence peoples thinking. I'm convinced that if we would still call the regular bike the 'safety bicycle' like when it was introduced and a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-11-19, 01:55 PM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Exactly. It should be called a dangerous traffic...

Exactly. It should be called a dangerous traffic helmet, an outdoor sports helmet or an anti-truck helmet or whatever. It's not the activity of riding a bicycle requires a helmet, so it shouldn't be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-10-19, 11:24 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

There are studies that suggest wearing helmets...

There are studies that suggest wearing helmets make people act more unsafely, but that's not really what I mean. My viewpoint is that cycling itself isn't dangerous and safe to the point that a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-10-19, 10:51 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Yes, I can. Actually, there's a very strong...

Yes, I can.
Actually, there's a very strong correlation between helmet wearing and danger for the cyclist. It's not causation and it has probably more to do with other factors, but the numbers...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-10-19, 12:37 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

So he doesn't know how to ride a bike and he...

So he doesn't know how to ride a bike and he shows no interest in doing proper science. Just another zealot.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-10-18, 11:05 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

No, I don't think so. Now you are making it...

No, I don't think so.

Now you are making it about semantics. I might have got it wrong semantically, at least the point I was trying to make was about the substance.
In the shower and in the car...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-10-18, 09:42 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Bike-related head trauma doesn't exist. Head...

Bike-related head trauma doesn't exist. Head trauma is speed-related, traffic-related, wildlife-related, incompetence-related or whatever, but it's not related to the activity of cycling itself....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-10-18, 08:22 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Not in the numbers or places that cyclists...

Not in the numbers or places that cyclists regularly collide with them (and don't hit their head if it brings them down at all). Maybe they adapt like dogs seem to have done and avoid the busy roads....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-09-18, 12:47 PM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

You don't have people risking other people's...

You don't have people risking other people's skulls while/by protecting their own (in a false sense of safety).
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-09-18, 11:31 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

No problem. If you can't be trusted to ride a...

No problem. If you can't be trusted to ride a bike without hitting your head, you can't be trusted to bike wihtout hitting another cyclist or pedestrian.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-04-18, 09:46 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

It's not a neutral piece of writing in any way....

It's not a neutral piece of writing in any way. "In most countries it's still optional". No, not still, it's not heading in the direction of mandatory helmets, the suggestion that it would naturally...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-16-18, 07:10 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

That's where the vents are for, so you can be...

That's where the vents are for, so you can be safe all the time in the dangerous environment of you bathroom.

One could argue it's none of my business if someone wants to wear his bathroom helmet...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-14-17, 09:05 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Isn't it the other way around? If I had the idea...

Isn't it the other way around? If I had the idea that I needed a helmet for a trip, whether it's more or less than 5 miles, I wouldn't take the bike at all. Of course a helmet is unfit to make...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-26-16, 02:47 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

The best head injury prevention is not to crash,...

The best head injury prevention is not to crash, the second best head injury prevention is not hit your head if you crash. Cyclist have the least head injuries in countries where helmet wear is the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-25-16, 11:07 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

And any injury caused by wearing a helmet is a...

And any injury caused by wearing a helmet is a bad thing. Correlation isn't causation, but the numbers aren't looking good for helmets.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-03-16, 04:27 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

I like the reasoning, not sure if I agree with...

I like the reasoning, not sure if I agree with it, but I don't think it's a good comparison. Because I believe it's clear that motorcyclists wearing helmets improves road safety, while cyclists...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-08-16, 01:18 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Depends on which part of the other side. There...

Depends on which part of the other side. There are two kinds of helmet advocats, those who want more and safer cycling and those who want less cycling. I'm not doubting anyone's motives here, but I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-07-16, 10:44 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

The question is whether riding a bike is within...

The question is whether riding a bike is within those relevant limits. The assumption that wearing a helmet while riding a bike seems very logical, but is it substantiated at all?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-05-16, 01:23 PM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

I always wear a helmet when I wash my hair.

I always wear a helmet when I wash my hair.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-16, 08:08 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

They are a lot of devices in a car to protect the...

They are a lot of devices in a car to protect the driver and passengers, but the outside seems designed to cause maximum injury to pedestrians and cyclists. If you accept that people will have...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-22-16, 04:36 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Crumple zones and airbags for bicycles are a good...

Crumple zones and airbags for bicycles are a good idea, but they should be fitted to the cars.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-20-16, 05:38 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

I know, but those wielrenners (wheelrunners)...

I know, but those wielrenners (wheelrunners) change into spandex, get their special drop bar fast bike out and ride through the city traffic to a road where they can practice their sport. The...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-19-16, 11:53 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Agree, but there's also something awkwardly...

Agree, but there's also something awkwardly simular about the story of passive car safety. Until the 70's cars had all kinds of interior fittings that could have been designed to do maximum damage to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-18-16, 01:33 PM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Not always in the same country though. In the...

Not always in the same country though. In the Netherlands, which is has the most cyclists, you won't see helmets in traffic. The odd sports cyclist on his way to the woods where he plans to hit a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-17-16, 10:16 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

And if had saved your life, why was it in danger...

And if had saved your life, why was it in danger in the first place? I'm sure in the right circumstances a helmet can save an individual life, but how much lives are endangered by widespread use of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-17-16, 03:25 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

If you're doing sports there's always a degree of...

If you're doing sports there's always a degree of carelessness that comes with trying to be faster or trying to win. In sports you're always at the limits of your competence, so it seems very...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-16-16, 03:25 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-15-16, 02:46 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

Yes, but the stupid part is hitting your head on...

Yes, but the stupid part is hitting your head on the ground and tipping over isn't very smart to begin with.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-14-16, 03:25 AM
Replies: 3,927
Views: 475,452
Posted By Stadjer

I don't know about the smartness, but I'm not...

I don't know about the smartness, but I'm not going to criticize people for taking measures that they feel safer about, especially as they have to bike in more dangerous circumstances than me.
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