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Australian mandatory helmet law for cyclists. Seems like a pretty logical idea but didn't lead to a decline in mortality rates, but did lead to a decline in the uptake of cycling.
There used to be a long-running thread on here about helmets, but IIRC the upshot was that the evidence for their efficacy is pretty limited. The regulations on what you can sell as a bicycle helmet are minimal and there is some evidence that drivers are more likely to act like dicks around you if they can't see the squishy human.
NickCJ
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it's like the Australian mandatory helmet law for cyclists. Seems like a pretty logical idea but didn't lead to a decline in mortality rates, but did lead to a decline in the uptake of cycling.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/12/mandatory-bike-helmet-laws-do-more-harm-than-good-senate-hears