Love this website, the layout is great and the explanations are simple and straight-forward.

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    10 months ago

    Good resource thanks for posting! It seems like they really went out of their way to avoid mentioning EBikes. My experience has been that for folks with disabilities EBikes are a game changer as they allow people to put in as much effort as comfortable but not go past that. I also think the section about it getting sweaty could have mentioned EBikes as a potential solution. I understand they don’t want to piss off cycling purists, but I think it’s important to recognize the positive impacts these new technologies have.

    Finally, I get their stance on helmets and agree that helmet mandates aren’t ideal. That said, I think it’s disengenuous to say that helmets are useless. It’s true that those studies looking at city helmet use found no difference in safety overall, but I’m not convinced that wearing a helmet wouldn’t improve my personal safety. I’ve absolutely wrecked a helmet riding on the street, and I’m very glad it wasn’t my head instead.