biddy

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[–] biddy@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

Which chat? There's been too many shut down.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 11 points 2 years ago

Probably some people, back when smartphones were novel in 2007.

At this point though, it's tacky and implies that you don't care enough about the conversation to turn it off.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 47 points 2 years ago (12 children)

If they don't care about privacy and security, they aren't wrong

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure. Australia has had mandatory helmets since 1990, and there's been endless studies and debates since then, it's still ongoing. I could find no clear evidence that helmet mandates decreased overall harm over any timeframe.

To quote a review I read from 2007

The following general principles should have widespread support: (1) Any legislation (including helmet laws) should not be enacted unless the benefits can be shown to exceed the costs. Ideally, the benefits should be greater than from equivalent ways of spending similar amounts of money on other road safety initiatives.

And their conclusion did not find a consensus other than

A majority of brain injuries >AIS2 are caused by bike/motor vehicle collisions. Traffic calming, enforcement of drink-driving laws, cyclist and driver education, or other measures to reduce the frequency and severity of bike/motor vehicle collisions, may therefore represent more cost-effective ways of reducing serious head injuries to cyclists than helmet laws. Indeed, countries with the lowest fatality rates per cycle-km also have the lowest helmet wearing rates

Given that, helmet mandates are a bad law that takes away our liberties for no proven benefit.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Discouraging people from driving is a good thing, although with the amount that's wasted on pointless expressways some governments haven't noticed yet.

Anyway, there's clear evidence from countries with mandatory helmet laws that it discourages people from cycling.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

Danger, clearly. We shouldn't have encouraged them off the ebikes.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I agree and always wear a helmet, but helmets should not be mandatory. It discourages people from cycling which means they drive instead and make the roads overall more dangerous.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago

Can I have some of whatever supplements you've been taking. 48km/h is really fast. If you have a fast bike and you're trying hard some cyclists could hit that speed briefly on the flat before they become exhausted. With a tailwind or a downhill it's easy, but then you don't need the help from the motor.

But I agree that we need to focus on the real danger, which is cars.

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago

Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises in Australia and New Zealand. https://www.anzca.edu.au/education-training/cme-courses-and-resources/emac-course

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 12 points 2 years ago

So a property development company is developing a property. What's the mystery?

[–] biddy@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

Your terminology doesn't make it clearer. Those are different communities, with different members, moderators, rules, and content. They just happen to share the name "asklemmy", have a similar topic, and sometimes overlapping content.

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