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Lloyd Alter, 13 May 2009, Andrew Sullivan at the Atlantic on Bicycle Helmets, or Lack Thereof, Canada: TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)

Lloyd Alter, 13 May 2009, Andrew Sullivan at the Atlantic on Bicycle Helmets, or Lack Thereof, Canada: TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
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So many people think helmets are ineffective, and they certainly didn't do much good in Star Wars. They also suggest that wearing helmets reduces the rate of ridership, but we covered that here, that is a discussion about bicycle helmet legislation, not bicycle helmets. If you don't want to wear one, fine.