Mandatory helmet laws make cyclists less safe
I find this article riddled with circular and poor logic.<p>Mandatory helmet laws do not prevent people from riding bikes. Just like mandatory seat belt laws did not prevent anyone from driving cars!<p>"Lastly, we know these “quality of life” laws are disproportionately enforced in communities of color and in lower income communities." - what the hell?! Yes, helmet and safety laws are the reason why police officers disproportionately enforce various laws against communities of color. /s  Let's blame this and not deal with the real problem:  reform of police enforcement.<p>To deal with bike safety, we need to make everyone wear bike helmets until we reach critical mass in cycling adoption. /Some/ protection is better than nothing at all.<p>In the meantime, we need to implement better traffic calming and separation of automobile and cycling/pedestrian traffic.  Kids die every year because in many areas, they have no choice but to bike on the side of a road that has cars whizzing past 60+ mph with less than 12 inches of separation in between.