Realistic cycling guide for women wanting to bike

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There were 2 women wearing helmets. Yes, true sans helmets in the booklet (UK). I have no problems with the clothing of the featured women were wearing. It wasn't totally outrageous or super unsafe.

Then I hope those who feel strongly will speak out locally, not just here in a niche women's forum.

For instance I posted on another cycling forum past week ...in support of bike helmets. And was hinted I was infringing on people's rights ..even though many of the same folks in the other forum wore helmets too.

I'm abit tired of this sort of sitting on the fence.

I support wearing helmets....and helmet legislation. Does it deter cycling for women...I certainly hope that's not the main reason why the majority of women who don't cycle (but know how to bike).

People talk about the cost of helmet as a deterrent.

Yea, right. How about the cost of a used car if one is tight for money?

And helmet legislation is not going to stop any efforts/slow efforts for better cycling infrastructure. People are blurring and confusing helmet legislation, better cycling infrastructure and improved driver education plus traffic calming mechanisms (traffic circles, lower speed limits on certain in-city streets, etc.). It's like seatbelt legislation...that was never a deterrent from asking for better highways/more highways (whether or not the rest of the community wanted that expressway rammed through their area).

I do think the reality is we live in a faster car mentality culture and being in huge countries (Canada and U.S.) perpetuates that feeling of big space, longer distances and sprawled out communities/wide roads, etc.