unexposedhazard 87 points 9 months ago

Thats the thing with biking, at that speed you dont need signals or anything. People will just figure it out.

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Valmond 64 points 9 months ago

And accidents are rarely fatal.

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Rothe 9 points 9 months ago

As long as you wear a helmet.

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okwhateverdude 13 points 9 months ago

Not really that necessary in NL. Most people are cruising the city at 18-20kph. The fietsers on the ebikes obviously go faster, but in heavy traffic, you're not gonna go full speed anyhow.

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errer 19 points 9 months ago

This is just wrong, head injuries are very common in the Netherlands. https://www.theguardian.com/...

Just wear a fucking helmet, looking like a dweeb is better than brain damage.

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nutcase2690 9 points 9 months ago

I don't live there, but I've often heard that the common rationale for not wearing a helmet is that bike-bike or bike-human accidents usually don't result in head injuries. Usually, it is a bike-car accident that can result in head injuries, and if you get hit by a car at speed then you have other issues.

You are correct either way, but the problem wouldn't be as bad if bike lanes are completely separated from cars. I do not have a source, but I'd assume that places like 's-Hertogenbosch, Houten and Utrecht have less head injuries due to the better (completely separated from cars) bike infrastructure compared to Amsterdam or Rotterdam.

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