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September 12, 2006
Bike Helmet Paradox
Posted by Fred Tung
According to traffic psychologist Ian Walker at the University of Bath, wearing a bike helmet can make you less safe on your bike. Drivers apparently view a helmeted cyclist as more experienced, and therefore more comfortable having close shaves with cars! Drivers on average came three inches closer to the helmeted cyclist than to the unhelmeted. Scientific American has the podcast here. So an ounce of prevention is worth . . . ?
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