Helmet Scolds Could Unwittingly Undermine Bike Safety in Seattle

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By Angie SchmittSep 5, 2017, 11:57 am125 pts
Eight months after Seattle’s publicly-funded bike-share system, Pronto, folded under financial pressure, bike-share in the city is back and growing as private companies deploy dockless systems. One of the oft-mentioned culprits in Pronto’s flop was Seattle’s all-ages mandatory helmet law and a…

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