Freestyle Cyclists
@freestylecyclists.bsky.social
Advocating for repeal of compulsory helmet laws to get more people cycling and improve people's health, our cities' health and the planet's health.
The maximum fine this person will receive for driving through a steel fence, killing an innocent child, and severely injuring several more, is less than 10 fines for not wearing a bicycle helmet.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Father cries in the dirt at his son’s grave, insulted that the driver who killed him will walk free
Jack Davey, 11, was in the school playground with his friends when Shaymaa Oun Ghazi Zuhaira crashed her car through the fence and killed him.
www.theage.com.au
September 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The maximum fine this person will receive for driving through a steel fence, killing an innocent child, and severely injuring several more, is less than 10 fines for not wearing a bicycle helmet.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Jeanette Sadik-Khan, who set up NYC's highly successful bike share scheme and made NYC's roads a lot safer for bikes, blames mandatory helmet laws for the failure of Melbourne's bike share.
The result is less bikes -> more cars -> more cars hitting bikes -> more cars killing/injuring bike riders.
The result is less bikes -> more cars -> more cars hitting bikes -> more cars killing/injuring bike riders.
February 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Jeanette Sadik-Khan, who set up NYC's highly successful bike share scheme and made NYC's roads a lot safer for bikes, blames mandatory helmet laws for the failure of Melbourne's bike share.
The result is less bikes -> more cars -> more cars hitting bikes -> more cars killing/injuring bike riders.
The result is less bikes -> more cars -> more cars hitting bikes -> more cars killing/injuring bike riders.
It's sad to see an otherwise progressive person like Greg Jericho arguing for laws which are enforced overwhelmingly against disadvantaged people and non-whites, often young indigenous kids or recent immigrants who are completely unaware of Australia's uniquely harsh mandatory helmet laws.
February 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It's sad to see an otherwise progressive person like Greg Jericho arguing for laws which are enforced overwhelmingly against disadvantaged people and non-whites, often young indigenous kids or recent immigrants who are completely unaware of Australia's uniquely harsh mandatory helmet laws.
Instead of banning social media, if the government wants teens to get off social media and get outside, why not start by abolishing laws that criminalize teens on bikes such as mandatory helmet laws?
November 21, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Instead of banning social media, if the government wants teens to get off social media and get outside, why not start by abolishing laws that criminalize teens on bikes such as mandatory helmet laws?