Comments on: Bike Traffic Where You Live http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/bike-traffic-where-you-live/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Feucht http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/bike-traffic-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-129521 Dave Feucht Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:28:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=61481#comment-129521 @Todd: while I would still say most people wear helmets in Portland, I have noticed the number notably decrease over the last year or two - it will be interesting to see the city's bicycle count info from this year, as they mark how many of the cyclists they count were wearing a helmet or not. I agree with you in thinking that they are an indicator of subjective safety (that is, if someone feels safe riding a bike, they are much less likely to wear a helmet). I do think though, that in certain circles there is *a lot* of peer pressure to wear one, whether you feel safe without it or not. @Todd: while I would still say most people wear helmets in Portland, I have noticed the number notably decrease over the last year or two – it will be interesting to see the city’s bicycle count info from this year, as they mark how many of the cyclists they count were wearing a helmet or not. I agree with you in thinking that they are an indicator of subjective safety (that is, if someone feels safe riding a bike, they are much less likely to wear a helmet). I do think though, that in certain circles there is *a lot* of peer pressure to wear one, whether you feel safe without it or not.

]]> By: Shemp http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/bike-traffic-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-129151 Shemp Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:06:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=61481#comment-129151 Totally bi-coastal. Rest of U.S.??? Totally bi-coastal. Rest of U.S.???

]]> By: Christa http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/bike-traffic-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-128941 Christa Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:39:28 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=61481#comment-128941 What a fun post - good idea. Would love to see more of these. What a fun post – good idea. Would love to see more of these.

]]> By: Todd Edelman http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/02/bike-traffic-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-128921 Todd Edelman Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:47:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=61481#comment-128921 Some nice shots BUT also interesting to see who is wearing helmets and who isn't: The bareheads include the fixie dudes (no surprise) but also the Stanford students (yes, for those who don't know the campus is a mostly carfree city of sorts...). The styroheads include children but also all those nicely-dressed people in Portland, much more consistently then cyclists in other places in those photos. I thought that higher numbers - like we see in Portland - makes cycling safer... or does it just create more peer pressure to get a helmet? Some nice shots BUT also interesting to see who is wearing helmets and who isn’t: The bareheads include the fixie dudes (no surprise) but also the Stanford students (yes, for those who don’t know the campus is a mostly carfree city of sorts…).

The styroheads include children but also all those nicely-dressed people in Portland, much more consistently then cyclists in other places in those photos. I thought that higher numbers – like we see in Portland – makes cycling safer… or does it just create more peer pressure to get a helmet?

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