Over the years, there have been noteworthy attempts by
journalists and media channels to capture the problem
with bicycle helmets. Most will fixate on one particular element of the
problem such as scaring people away from cycling or police harassment. Others
will make a gallant effort to touch on all the concerns, usually in list form.
Unfortunately, the one thing that most of these articles, news clips, and
videos have in common is a concluding plea for cyclists to always wear a helmet,
as if they hadn’t paid attention to what they had just presented.
Today I was pleased to find an exception to this rule.
This
video from the Guardian does a good job of explaining a few of the main
concerns about bicycle helmets. But most importantly, it ends with the very
real point that car occupants suffer far more head injuries than cyclists. The
final plea is not for cyclists to wear helmets, but for car occupants to clad
their heads in Styrofoam instead. Well done!
Sue
