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		BurningFrog on Oct 10, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Dutch Reach: Clever Workaround to Keep Cyclist... The fun angle on that is that legislating helmet use makes people bike less, which is what really lowers bike accidents.

bduerst on Oct 10, 2016 [–]

The studies discuss the rate of accidents, not the sum difference, meaning that even if there were more or less bicyclists on the road, the probability of them being injured with a helmet on is still less.

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