Comments on: Tel Aviv Cyclists Use Their Hot Bodies to Protest the Naked Truth About Urban Cycling in Israel

By: Teddy

Teddy — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:39:36 +0000

About Toronto, interesting comparison with Montréal actually. In Montréal we have no helmet law but we do have dedicated bike lanes with concrete medians separate cyclists from traffic. Since those medians went in two years ago basically, we have had aggravating bike traffic jams at summer rush hour (i.e. a rush of cyclists). In Toronto there are helmet laws but no dedicated bike lanes, and no bike-jams.

By: Israeli Cyclists From All Over the Country Marked Green Transportation Week | Green Prophet

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:06:49 +0000

[…] Israel Bike Association isn’t a quiet or a shy bunch – they make their opinions about the importance of urban cycling known through naked protests and the like. Which is why it is not surprising that they protested the lack of government support […]

By: Tel Aviv Will Ban Trucks During Morning Rush Hour in Attempt to Reduce Congestion | Green Prophet

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:11:08 +0000

[…] more about transportation in Tel Aviv:: A New New Central Bus Station for Tel Aviv? Tel Aviv Cyclists Use Their Hot Bodies to Protest the Naked Truth About Urban Cycling in Israel Trekker’s Electric Scooters Fly Around the Streets of Tel Aviv AKPC_IDS += […]

By: Toddler Bike Helmet

Toddler Bike Helmet — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:09:19 +0000

I think, the Government should support urban cycling such as prepare an enough cycle lane and safety rule for people who love to ride a bike.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:27:19 +0000

Its’ Darwinan. We are now a world of Eggshell heads. So now it important to wear helmuts. Or die. (o.k. boneheads, wht did you really think?, that now people just became more vulnerable/sensative?have more feelings?)

By: Michael Green

Michael Green — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:40:57 +0000

Personally, I always wear a helmet when on 2-wheels in Israel. The drivers are crazy.

Nevertheless, the compulsory helmet law is something of a smokescreen for the paucity of real measures for ensuring the safety of cyclists, notably decent infrastructure. Encouraging more people to get on their bikes is the answer: “Safety in numbers.”

Scroll to bottom of page 1: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230111697615&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:44 +0000

As an Australian cyclist I refute the claim that making helmets compulsory has caused a decline in cyclists here — the opposite is happening, bike sales are booming and an increasing number of local government authorities are creating bikeways.
Helmets make sense. A woman I know was recently in a horrendous accident where her helmet was actually split. Had she not been wearing it she would be dead.
Conversely a man I know fell off his bike in pre-helmet days when going very slowly (he hit loose gravel), banged his head and received permanent brain damage.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:49:24 +0000

There are also helmet by-laws in various municipalities in Canada such as Toronto. Doesn’t seem to affect the percentage of people who ride bikes. Plenty-o-bike riders in Toronto. It becomes sort of engrained in biking and it’s really not a big deal.

Okay it doesn’t get to the root cause of bike-related accidents, but it will only act to protect against these injuries which are certainly possible especially since there are no designated bike lanes in most places in Israel. Personally I think it is negligent to allow children to ride their bikes without a helmet – and I see it all the time here.

Why would a helmet law deter people from riding their bikes? If someone wants to ride they’ll ride. With a helmet is the same as riding without a helmet. It doesn’t change the enjoyment of a good bike ride.

By: Ainav Derkson

Ainav Derkson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:15:11 +0000

Tel Aviv Cyclists Use Their Hot Bodies to Protest the Naked Truth About Urban Cycling in Israel | Green Prophet http://bit.ly/1802rW

By: Sarah Melamed

Sarah Melamed — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:58:49 +0000

RT @Ainav: Tel Aviv Cyclists Use Their Bodies to Protest the Naked Truth About Urban Cycling in Israel | Green Prophet http://bit.ly/1802rW