Hysteria in Washington DC - a cyclist is spotted carrying a helmet instead of wearing it. Front page news. Obviously a quiet sort of place then, if this is the stuff of headlines...
Adam Voiland puts forward 7 reasons there's more to bicycle safety than helmets.
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