Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
I think there was one person whose perspective shifted about a year ago. May have been on the previous iteration of the thread.
Actual helmet usage here in my MHL city is about 50%.
If Darwinism really worked in this instance poor bike handling skills genes would be passed on if those that crash a lot of were saved by styrofoam. Other negative traits that may propagate if bike helmets had a profound impact on Eugenics might include excessive reaction time and poor situational awareness.
Lester, I know you are a jester, but there are no "poor bike handling skills genes." So it cannot be handed down generation to generation. But if a person's health is retained by a bike helmet when that person was in a crash, perhaps other genes would be passed along that are valuable in deciding to bike rather than use a car. But the time line is pretty long to see results.
John