If I understand this report correctly, I have to disagree with the
conclusion mentioned here. Safety measures aren't put in place so that we
will injure ourselves less often. They're in place so that we can take more
risks and go faster or play harder, for the most part.
When the authors of that report said that, "the unintended consequence was
that cyclists when wearing helmets take more risks" I have to think that
someone's intentions were misguided. We can choose our level of risk taking.
More protection doesn't mean taking less risk, but going faster so that the
risk level is the same.
Some activities are by nature high risk. But this doesn't apply to
commuters in cars or on bicycles. Sure, there'll be the time that a piano
falls down from the sky, but by and large these are safe activities
if_you_act_safely, despite what some people think.
And more speed makes us feel more productive. If you yearn for those bygone
days of a slow paced world, put skinny hard, slippery tires on cars and
remove all safety devices. Or ride a bike. This is probably why motorists
resent us so much. We aren't locked into the faster and faster pace of
life. The average bike/human combination is no faster than 50 years ago.
Bob Simpson
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