Comments on: Vancouver’s Bixi Program is Doomed if it Doesn’t Drop the Bike Helmet Law

By: 攝影機

攝影機 — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:50:10 +0000

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By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:23:16 +0000

In reply to Graeme. Thanks for the link Graeme! Hey, no problem about the gruesome videos - I just have an over-active imagination!

By: Graeme

Graeme — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:48:36 +0000

In reply to JoeAverage. Here's a link to some more information about the air bag helmet. Sorry for the gruesome videos before; I didn't really connect the crash test coverage with real-life scenarios.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:17:58 +0000

In reply to JoeAverage. Yup, it is an airbag for your head. Wind in your hair with no worries during a collision. Mind you, I wouldn't forgo the seat belt in my car just because it has airbags. A sleek, lightweight helmet with built-in airbags for additional protection would be better, I think.

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:57:01 +0000

In reply to Graeme.

What IS that? Looks like some kind of air bag wrapped around a head?

I cannot watch too many of these videos – I would get too scared to cycle! Even researching the fatality rates tends to start to haunt me when I’m cycling in heavy traffic … keep thinking about coming home to my kids in a box. Not pretty.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:50:31 +0000

Maybe we all need one of these instead of a helmet.

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:59:52 +0000

In reply to Matt. I think your research will have a lot to teach us here in Canada, as we begin our journey to BIXI. I will be following your discoveries on your blog. I have learned a lot in just a couple of days by tuning into Australia. Live and learn :)

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:52:47 +0000

I’ll be trialling the new Brisbane scheme soon, and it too has mandatory helmets. I am taking my helmet in my luggage on the plane, even though that is kind of ridiculous. Brisbane’s hire locations are a bit more useful than Melbourne’s and with the off-road paths along the river banks more pleasant to use. I also think that Melbourne’s scheme is failing for the sheer uselessness of the locations it rolled out with.

http://wellingtoncycleways.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/the-imminent-failure-of-the-melbourne-bike-share-scheme-it-aint-just-dumb-helmet-laws/

Some in the comments don’t agree with the uselessness cause, but in the post mortem there’ll probably be more than one cause.

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:19:00 +0000

In reply to Graeme. We are very much on the same page, Graeme. I always wear a helmet for safety, plus to model safety for my kids. It's the compulsory and everywhere parts I have a problem with - especially if it torpedoes a really healthy initiative like Bixi.

By: JoeAverage

JoeAverage — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:15:48 +0000

In reply to Graeme. Thanks Richard :) I will amend the post ... Good to know there is potential leeway