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The comment on the helemt made me laugh for two reasons. One, helmets are not compulsory. Two, 90% of the riders in the TdF wear their helemts 'incorrectly'.
Can't quite see the point of the article, other than to fill a slow day in a journo's life.
Are they saying that their friend should be excempt from the law? Cyclists are to be excempt from the law?
As for the 'comments' about cyclists being easy targets? It's as if they ride around with plates identifying them. Oh wait, that's cars.
Can't quite see the point of the article, other than to fill a slow day in a journo's life.
Are they saying that their friend should be excempt from the law? Cyclists are to be excempt from the law?
As for the 'comments' about cyclists being easy targets? It's as if they ride around with plates identifying them. Oh wait, that's cars.
mk1fan said:
Two, 90% of the riders in the TdF wear their helemts 'incorrectly'.
Can you explain this one to me? Where did you get this statistic? I read the article and couldn't see any mention of it. How is it even relevant?
But I'm puzzled how ~180 professional riders in the TdF can sit on a bike for up to 6 hours a day wearing their helmet incorrectly?
It does annoy the hell out of me - as a cyclist - when I see cyclists running red lights. I know it's not (usually) dangerous at all, but it's the sort of thing that all adds to the stereotypes. I think it's unfair to expect people in cars and on motorcycles to treat cyclists the same as everyone else if there are blatantly different rules for us when it comes to a red light.
mk1fan said:
The straps are so loose that they don't actually hold the helmet on. You see it each time there was a shot of the peleton.
It might look like they are too loose but these riders use helmets with systems at the back which holds the helmet in place. I wear a helmet which even without the strap attached, I could be suspended upside down and the helmet would not fall off.
I've never seen a rider crash and their helmet fall off.
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