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IS THIS A BRITISH VERSION OF BLAMING THE VICTIM?
A STUDY BY DR. IAN WALKER, TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH, HAS FOUND IT’S SAFER NOT TO WEAR A HELMET WHEN BICYCLING. THE REASON: DRIVERS ALLOW LESS ROOM WHEN PASSING CYCLISTS WITH HELMETS, IMPLYING “A HELMET MIGHT MAKE A COLLISION MORE LIKELY.” WALKER SAYS DRIVERS MAY THINK HELMETED RIDERS “ARE MORE EXPERIENCED AND PREDICTABLE THAN THOSE WITHOUT.”
