Tom Anderson wrote:
Traffic accidents kill and harm orders of magnitude more children than
paedophiles or other easy targets. And yet strangely, almost nobody
seems inclined to do anything about them.

Oh they are. The general policy is to teach children to be petrified
of motor vehicles and parents to keep them inside them at all costs.

Should anyone wish, despite this, to cycle, it is made clear to them
that they are being suicidally reckless and are unlikely to survive
long - especially if they fail to wear a plastic hat which is rather
less strong than their skull.

The idea that perhaps the source of the danger should be tackled is
still too radical for those with the power to do it.

Colin McKenzie

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No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at
the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as
walking.
Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org.