Pinboard (jm) https://pinboard.in/u:jm/public/ recent bookmarks from jm Ditching bike helmets laws better for health 2026-02-06T15:58:27+00:00 https://theconversation.com/ditching-bike-helmets-laws-better-for-health-42 jmIn 1991 Australia introduced mandatory bicycle helmet laws requiring all adults and children to wear a helmet at all times when riding a bike, despite opposition from cycling groups. The legislation increased helmet use - from about 30 to 80% - but was coupled with a 30 to 40% decline in the number of people cycling. Rates of head injuries among cyclists, which had been dropping through the 1980s, continued to fall before levelling out in 1993. We didn’t see the kind of marked reduction in head injury rates that would be expected with the rapid increase in helmet use. In fact, any reductions in injuries may simply have been the result of having fewer cyclists on the road and therefore fewer people exposed to the risk of head injuries. One researcher noted that after mandatory helmet laws were introduced there was a bigger decrease in head injuries among pedestrians than there was among cyclists. The improvements in the general road safety environment introduced in the 1980s are likely to have contributed far more to cyclist safety than helmet legislation. And the effects when compared against the benefits of physical activity:
A recent analysis compared the risks and benefits of leaving the car at home and commuting by bike. It found the life expectancy gained from physical activity was much higher than the risks of pollution and injury from cycling. Increased physical activity added 3 to 14 months to a person’s life expectancy, while the life expectancy lost from air pollution was 0.8 to 40 days. Increased traffic accidents wiped 5-9 days off the life expectancy. It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention.
]]> transport bikes safety health papers science helmets cycling laws australia https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:0a923278298a/ Bicycle Bottle Cage Mount for Tile 2021-10-21T09:24:13+00:00 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4979438 jm gadgets 3d-printing tile cycling bikes https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:665a338ad50b/ Dublin Bikes Animated 2018-09-25T14:55:09+00:00 https://schemestats.bike/blog/post.php?s=2018-09-23-dublin-bikes-revisited jm bikes cycling dublin dataviz cool https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:5a5321cb944b/ Dublin Cargo Bike Rental 2018-07-10T15:03:34+00:00 https://dutchbikeshop.ie/cargo-bike-rental/ jm dutch-bikes bakfiets cargo-bikes cycling bikes rental dublin https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:54b64ed6c312/ A few observations on the bikesharing systems in China 2018-06-18T10:15:20+00:00 https://twitter.com/oliverbruce/status/1007327624304025600/photo/1 jm china bikesharing cycling bikes transit public-transit commuting https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:16589c61441f/ Cyclists: Let's Talk About Shoaling 2017-10-17T11:59:22+00:00 https://www.citylab.com/life/2014/08/cyclists-lets-talk-about-shoaling/379232/ jmYou're stopped at a red light with a bunch of folks on bikes, when someone who's just arrived sails past everyone, right to the head of the class. It's a lot like seeing somebody in the Whole Foods express lane with too many things. In other words, it's the kind of behavior that triggers toothy-toddler rages in otherwise emotionally competent adults. Oh god. This drives me nuts. (via Mark)]]> shoaling cycling commuting bikes red-lights commute rage https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:a9ef1c7c9f8c/ Undercover operation 'Close Pass' reduced cyclist injuries by 20% in a year 2017-09-19T13:29:15+00:00 http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-09-18/undercover-operation-to-catch-drivers-too-close-to-cyclists-praised/ jm An initiative to protect cyclists from dangerous overtaking has been praised, after reducing the amount of cyclists killed or seriously injured on the roads by 20% over the last year. Operation 'Close Pass' was devised by West Midlands Police as a low cost way of preventing accidents caused by motorists who are driving too close for comfort. (Via Tony Finch)]]> cycling via:fanf safety overtaking roads bikes https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:ef55426809be/ Matt Haughey ❤️❤️💛 on Twitter: "high quality LED light tape for bikes and wheels is ridiculously cheap these days" 2017-08-16T09:49:15+00:00 https://twitter.com/mathowie/status/897674958045925377 jm bikes cycling safety led-lights el-tape led-tape hacks via:mathowie https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:3eb37c36bb94/ Bike thief reveals tricks of the trade in this shockingly candid interview 2016-05-19T13:59:21+00:00 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/bike-thief-reveals-tricks-trade-stunningly-candid-interview-225130#pmpWpSXZUvUy9bXV.01 jmA former bicycle thief has revealed the tricks of the trade in an interview, which clearly and shockingly shows the extent that thieves will go to in order to steal a bike. He talks about the motivations behind the theft, the tools used to crack locks and how the bikes were moved around and sold for a significant sum. He also gives tips on how to prevent your bike from being stolen. [...] 'Don’t be fooled by Kryptonite locks, they’re not as tough as made out to be. Also D-bars with tubular locks, never use them, they’re the most easy to pick with a little tool. It’s small and discreet, no noise and it looks like you are just unlocking your bike. With the bolt cutters we would go out on high performance motorbikes, two men on a bike.' ]]> bikes locks bike-locks security london theft lockpicking d-locks https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:60fe06280cb0/ Gardai find 70 stolen bikes in one house being readied for export 2015-12-16T13:44:06+00:00 http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/gardai-find-70-stolen-bikes-in-one-house-being-readied-for-export/ jmThe Limerick Leader quoted other unnamed gardai who said they believed those who had stolen the bikes were selling them to a third party for shipment abroad, most likely to another country in Europe. “It would seem that he has his own network on the Continent and has a lucrative market for the bikes he sends on,” said one of the sources quoted in the report. “Some of the racing bikes would fetch large sums of money on the Continent.” Trucks were seen arriving and departing the house in Castletroy where the find was made. And while it was unclear exactly how gardai were informed of the suspicious activity, when a team of officers went to search the property they found the bikes in the back garden. ]]> bikes theft limerick crime bike-theft ireland castletroy https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:fdb4a8f8e4ff/ Dublin Bike Theft Survey Results 2015-05-08T08:56:17+00:00 http://www.dublincycling.com/cycling/bike-theft-survey-results jm dublin bikes cycling theft crime statistics infographics dcc https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:d3eead7d37e0/ California Says Motorcycle Lane-Splitting Is Hella Safe 2015-03-07T21:03:26+00:00 http://blog.caranddriver.com/california-says-motorcycle-lane-splitting-is-hella-safe-really/ jmA recent yearlong study by the California Office of Traffic Safety has found motorcycle lane-splitting to be a safe practice on public roads. The study looked at collisions involving 7836 motorcyclists reported by 80 police departments between August 2012 and August 2013. “What we learned is, if you lane-split in a safe or prudent manner, it is no more dangerous than motorcycling in any other circumstance,” state spokesman Chris Cochran told the Sacramento Bee. “If you are speeding or have a wide speed differential (with other traffic), that is where the fatalities came about.” ]]> lane-splitting cycling motorcycling bikes road-safety driving safety california https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:9d1ca6533c02/ Call for co-ordinated plan to combat soaring bike theft | Dublin Cycling Campaign 2014-11-06T09:56:06+00:00 http://www.dublincycling.ie/cycling/call-co-ordinated-plan-combat-soaring-bike-theft jmBicycle theft in Ireland has doubled in Ireland since the introduction of the Bike to Work scheme in 2009. Almost 4,500 bicycle thefts[1] were reported in Dublin in 2013, but the actual number of bike thefts is likely to be in the region of 20,000 in 2013 according to Irish household surveys[2] and international experience[3,4]. The chances of a bike thief being caught is low, with a conviction rate of only 2%[5] or reported thefts. Approximately 230,000 bicycles are imported into Ireland each year[6]. “Bike theft is a low-risk, high-reward crime. If cars were being stolen at this rate there would be uproar.” Says Keith Byrne, Chairperson of the Dublin Cycling Campaign. Fear of bicycle theft may discourage bicycle use and many bicycle theft victims do not buy a replacement [7,8]. “Many people give up on cycling after their bicycle is stolen and it discourages others from taking up cycling as the word about the high risk of theft spreads. We need a co-ordinated multi-agency plan to tackle bicycle theft if we are to reach the Government target of 10% of journeys by bicycle by 2020” says Keith Byrne. 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