Bicycle helmet laws? No, car helmet laws!

I coincidentally found this on Copenhagenize.com after a healthy debate over bicycle helmet legislation, yesterday. It was too good not to post about!

You are probably laughing at this just like I am, but this is the point: Driving is far more dangerous (in terms of fatalities and serious head injuries) than cycling -- for you, your children, or anyone else -- and that's irrefutable.

So, if you support mandatory bicycle helmets, then you should be actively striving for legislation on car helmets. What's the difference? Nothing.

Here are ten reasons why you should consider wearing a helmet in your car:

Also:

"If helmets should be mandatory anywhere it's inside cars. Driving is the only thing most of us do that's really dangerous, with almost 50,000 deaths a year in North America. Going for a drive is like going to war - and we should probably wear combat helmets - especially teenagers". Josh Freed, The Gazette, Montreal, 17 February 2007.

John also suggests a protective toque for winter activities: "Crossing busy streets and falling on icy sidewalks are commonplace dangers for everyone when the snow is flying." And, "Falling ice and snow off large buildings have been known to strike many unsuspecting pedestrians."

And helmets for on the bus: "No seatbelt on buses! Why not safety helmets?"

Again, this sounds laughable, but mandatory cycle helmets are no different.

From Copenhagenize.com:

The only reason that the two Australian motoring helmets never made any real impact is that the automobile industry wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole. It would be a catastrophe for sales if we started telling people that driving is dangerous. 1.2 million deaths a year and many more injuries. Goodness, no. That's bad marketing.

Car helmets for all!

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Related:

Bike Helmet Laws -- stoopid

Not for the Faint of Heart: Helmetless cycling images