Wednesday’s Headlines Are Helmets Optional

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By Blake AuedJan 18, 2023, 5:00 am1.1k ptsInteresting
Bike helmet laws are going by the wayside as cities realize that requiring them discourages biking, which in turn makes biking more dangerous because drivers pay better attention when there are more cyclists on the road. Plus, the laws are disproportionately enforced. (Slate) Most transportation engineers are…

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