THE VIDEO SHELF · bicycle helmets and cycling culture
TEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet
Copenhagen's bicycle ambassador Mikael Colville-Andersen argues in a TEDx talk that bicycle helmets threaten bicycle culture. He says they distract from road design and make cycling look dangerous.
Why HN readers recommended it
Pointed to in helmet-law debates as a watchable argument that helmet mandates may cost lives by discouraging cycling.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TEDx Talks
- Topic
- bicycle helmets and cycling culture
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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[VIDEO] Anyone just blindly downvoting snovv_crash should check out the video above and any number of other resources, such as this one: [LINK] There are strong feelings on both sides, but many cyclists feel helmets are a distraction from the real issues which make cyclists …
m0nty on Hacker News · 2016-08
In Guerrilla Bike Lanes in San FranciscoIf this is a new topic to you (I don't mean, you , SturgeonsLaw, as you are clearly familiar with it :) -- I mean the reader), you would do well to consider both sides. I personally find the arguments that bike helmets cause more …
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