Bike Sharing Convenience Now Extended to Helmets

“said they’d use a bikesharing program if they felt safer”
Seeing other people wearing a helmet only affirms the (wrong) idea that cycling is dangerous. Stop the fearmongering, there is absolutely no need to wear a helmet when riding in the city.

Steven couldn’t be more correct. Helmets scare people. That’s why no one rides motorcycles or race cars on city streets.

What the officials should do is concentrate their efforts on a share system for foam clown noses. No one fears those and what could make cycling appear safer and more fun than smiling participants cycling around town with clown noses affixed?

@ Chicken Boo
I totally agree, I have rode bmx freestyle for about 16 years and such have pretty good bike skills. Porbably better at handling a bike than 90% of riders using a bike share scheme, but I still wear a helmet in traffic. You cant calculate the risk of cycling on roads with shared lanes, any cyclist that thinks they are a good rider and wont have an accident is a vegetable or will be one very soon.

These bike share schemes shouldnt be able operate without helmet provisions in the first instance.

I had a concussion from travelling at 20 km. Trust me, wear a Helmet!

No matter how “sanitized” they may or may not be, I’d say the vast majority of people will have reservations about using rental helmets.

If not, maybe there is a market for rental bibs.

To prove that Steven is right …

There is a rumor that the International Federation of Hockey will no longer make jockstrap mandatory.
The reasoning behind it is that, apparently, there are fewer player due to the fact that a jockstrap scares them away of the sport, reminding them that they might get injured to their precious genitals while playing Hockey.

Therefore, in an attemp to attrack more player, the federation, will remove jockstrap from the list of mandatory pieces of equipement.

To justify the decision, the hockey federation studies show that:

a) Hockey players weairing jockstrap were subject to as many serious injuries to other body parts as those not wearing it.

b) Hockey players weairing jockstrap were still getting injured, and even some seriously, to their genitals.

c) Hockey players weairing jockstrap had a tendancy to see themself as invincible and were engaging in more risky behaviour.

d) Hockey players were bullying their opponenets knowing they were wearing jockstrap.

NOW, That’s Logic!

I need a new $250, 2013 Giro Aeon Jockstrap, in highlighter yellow & black, for proper protection.

I do not wear a helmet when on a casual ride, or on a bike path. It is safe enough.

I do wear it if I find myself surrounded by cars and when off-road.

Commuting is safe enough without a lid.

Two points occur to me here:-
1) I thought the article was about a helmet hire facility – but as usual the debate has descended to a discussion on mandatory helmet use. If you want one, it’s there to hire, great idea.
2) The argument that a helmet can’t protect you against impact with a motor vehicle, so there’s no point wearing one, is patently absurd. It can’t – so what? Tough.
If, on the other hand, I am going to hit the tarmac from 2m I would like to have the protection from the very real risk of brain injury. And no, it’s not because I am prone to falling “of my own accord” – stray dogs, kids, potholes, equipment failure and plain bad luck can all result in a fall.