What ridiculous victim blaming bollocks. Mandatory helmet laws have been proven to increase heart disease and deaths related to it far beyond the "lives saved" by the stupid plastic hats.

Ireland, don't be stupid.

https://mastodon.ie/@ccferrie/116014600144830998

Ciarán Ferrie (@[email protected])

I am gobsmacked by the stupidity of this government. Mandatory hi viz and helmets for ALL bike users is a failed policy that shouldn't even be in the Department of Transport's waste paper bin, never mind at the cabinet table. https://irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/all-bicycles-included-in-draft-plan-for-mandatory-helmets-and-high-vis-department-confirms/

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@quixoticgeek @stib @ccferrie i have landed head first coming off my bike several times and the only reason i'm still alive and don't have brain damage or skin grafts on my face is because i was wearing a helmet