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Well, the seatbelt is a complicated situation; I ride motorbikes at 100 mph (160km/h) with no seatbelt (in places where that speed is legal) and I don't feel the need for one, but I wear a seatbelt in the car at 50 km/h. Why? The seatbelt is just there and it has almost zero inconvenience for me to put it on, so I do. Not because I feel safer with a seatbelt at 50 km/h - I do appreciate airbags at that speed.

Bicycle helmets, on the other side, can be inconvenient; also you don't have one with you at any time, like any car has a seatbelt. Bikes are relatively slow, so having a helmet "just in case" mandatory at all times does not make sense for me, maybe for small children to some extent. Just ask yourself: what is next, helmets, balistic armor and knee protectors mandatory by law for pedestrians just because they may be hit by a car, bicycle or fall on the ice? There should be a limit and for me the limit is the mandatory helmet on a bicycle. Yes, I encourage beginners to wear helmets on bicycles on the street, but I would not mandate it, that gives the wrong message that the streets are not safe.



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