“Every cyclist over the age of 55 should wear a helmet’

Posted on 23-04-2013 at 10:03 by ricardo – 62 Comments”

The elderly in the traffic on the bike seem to have been often to fall. Just like children. The latter we would like to have a helmet on, so road users above the age of 55+ should do the same. Good idea?

The veiligheidsinstituut VeiligheidNL was expecting mainly a proliferation of seniors in unisex windbreakers on electric bikes that flock the saddle went, since e-bikes a lot harder. But a study now shows that this is not the case. Nevertheless, it advises the institute today to everyone above the age of 55+ on a bike a helmet.

Of cycling casualties over 55, almost all of the 50+party, runs 55 to 60 percent of serious injuries. Fietsprutsers under this age are less fragile, that is the percentage there on 40%. Reason enough for the fietshelmindustrie VeiligheidNL to advocate for more helmdraagsemnioren in traffic. Also fine for the motorist, because you will pick up cyclists with an increased risk of falling there faster, in terms of look.

This is what we want not more see. With your life threatening waving.

UPDATE: Koos Spee says: meh, prefer training wheels.