Comments on: A bicycle story http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/10/07/a-bicycle-story/ hopping along the corridors of power Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Blair4Mayor http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/10/07/a-bicycle-story/#comment-59410 Blair4Mayor Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:23:43 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/10/07/a-bicycle-story/#comment-59410 Safety on Bicycles... European cities are notable for the absence of cycle helmets! NZ's mandatory helmet regulations teach our children that biking is unsafe, while treating adults like kids. Cyclists do not run into each other, its is the drivers of cars that must exercise the precautionary principle. Only then can we be 'safe' on the streets. Safety on Bicycles… European cities are notable for the absence of cycle helmets!

NZ’s mandatory helmet regulations teach our children that biking is unsafe, while treating adults like kids. Cyclists do not run into each other, its is the drivers of cars that must exercise the precautionary principle.

Only then can we be ’safe’ on the streets.

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