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TEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet

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TEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet

Copenhagen's bicycle ambassador Mikael Colville-Andersen argues in a TEDx talk that bicycle helmets threaten bicycle culture. He says they distract from road design and make cycling look dangerous.

Pointed to in helmet-law debates as a watchable argument that helmet mandates may cost lives by discouraging cycling.

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