Right here in The USA of America, USA, we discover the remainder of the world’s conduct deeply complicated. Whether or not it’s consuming meals that isn’t Cheetos, consuming espresso that isn’t Starbucks, or just talking a language that isn’t English, all of it strikes us as fully weird. However there’s nothing that confounds us greater than the Dutch propensity for using bicycles to get locations, and their steadfast refusal to put on helmets whereas doing so:
Nevertheless, within the wake of some [dripping blood letters] SCARY STATISTICS [/dripping blood letters], plainly even the Dutch themselves are actually pushing for helmets:
That is very a lot within the American custom of not addressing the actual drawback on the subject of drivers hitting folks, which is…effectively, drivers hitting folks, as some Dutchies are stating:
Although strive telling that to the sufferer of a “traditional Dutch accident,” who now wears a helmet:
So what occurred? Properly, he obtained drunk and he crashed his bike:
This actually sums all of it up completely. Was it’s failure to put on a helmet that triggered the crash? Or was it, , THE FACT THAT HE WAS DRUNK? However in the long run it doesn’t matter. Whether or not it’s reigning in our careless driving or reigning in our extreme consuming, none of us need to do the tough factor that may really make a distinction. As a substitute, we want to do the simple factor, which is to proceed behaving as stupidly as all the time whereas sporting fortunate foam hats as if that alone will make any unfavourable penalties go away. It additionally has the advantage of mollifying your 8-year-old son, who lacks the sophistication to ask you why you drink a lot. (Or possibly he’s realized the exhausting strategy to keep away from the topic.)
By the best way, we’ve recognized that there’s a relationship between consuming and bicycle deaths for fairly a while:
And but we maintain drawing the identical conclusion:
Why? As a result of it’s simple, that’s why.
However might there be one thing else at work within the Netherlands in addition to folks using after too many Heinekens? , possibly one thing that begins with the letter “E?”
Sure, depart it to e-bikes to destroy the one place on Earth we might as soon as level to after we wished to show that bicycles as a mode of transportation really work:
Apparently it’s gotten so dangerous over there the police should verify e-bikes on dynamos:
Look, I’m not saying e-bikes are liable for all of the ills of society, I’m simply saying it’s getting actually, actually exhausting to not consider that e-bikes are liable for all of the ills of society.
Nonetheless, whether or not it’s e-bikes or common bikes, it’s vital to do not forget that it’s the people who find themselves most vital:
It sounds good, however sadly that is fully unfaithful. As a friendless member of the Folks Who Trip Alone Membership*, my bikes are actually all I’ve. Belief me, I don’t want folks and relationships to take pleasure in using my bikes. However what I do want? My bikes! The individuals are incidental. Actually, are you aware what they name a bunch of associates with out bikes who take pleasure in using collectively? They name them runners:
*[Yes, I realize the idea of a club made up entirely of people who ride alone makes no sense, but don’t overthink it.]
Perhaps it was simply such a big group of bikeless associates who stole a whole semi truck stuffed with bikes:
I’d by no means even heard of Ari Bikes earlier than, but it surely seems like they make just about each sort of bike you may probably consider:
I completely learn “Timp Peak” as “Pimp Steak.”