In fairness, without further detail than this chart, it’s a bit nuanced. Even the simple figure of 1 death in 82,000 riders I wouldn’t say makes a strong case for all those millions of people buying and wearing a helmet.

If it came to be that those 500 were doing speed rather than leisurely riding, then my takeaway would be if you’re moving quick, don the protective gear. Likewise, if it were the case that the 500 were riding in shared modality areas, my interpretation would be to put the helmet on when leaving the segregated infrastructure.

It would be unexpected to learn those deaths happened mostly on protected infrastructure by commuters or similar. Either way, while I disagree and don’t think this data provides a significant reason to wear a helmet, I am still surprised how many people go without in Europe. Cheap ones can be uncomfortable, sure, but many mediocre helmets are fine. Maybe it’s a style thing, or disdain for helmet hair? I haven’t the foggiest idea.

The most dangerous pedestrian of all, of course.

Presumably such a site would be visually obvious as parody. Having it give jokey answers in as a caricature would be one thing. If you dressed it up as a professional legal advice service for opinions on criminal law from Alan Shore, that could be problematic.

At a certain point of information sharing, we should want a high bar for the ones providing the answers. When asking nuanced questions, we should want for the answer to come from knowledge, not memory. I made an example in this other comment.

I’m not sure I agree with your ‘right answer’ bit. Personally, I’d prefer dumb people to be protected in a similar way that I want the elderly protected from losing their savings from an email scam.

‘Should I use one teaspoon of salt in this recipe, or two?’

Two is ideal.

‘Do dogs like chicken wings?’

Wild dogs regularly hunt small animals like hare or chicken for food.

One of these answers results in a bad cake, the other results in a hurt dog. Potentially inaccurate answers aren’t much of a problem when the stakes are low, but even a simple question about what to feed a pet could end with a negative outcome.

I could see the argument for things that aren’t particularly important, but to continue with the legal example, it seems akin to asking a practicing lawyer a question and asking someone that watched Boston Legal when it aired and can quote James Spader.

Unfortunately, with the potential for a hallucinatory response, anything beyond quite simplistic queries shouldn’t be relied on with more weight than a crutch of toothpicks.

America’s favourite chocolate, according to this post I just happened across.

There’s been an obviously simple misunderstanding here, and only one side of this exchange has doubled down on blowing things out of proportion.

You’ve just directly insulted someone based on how they choose to consume ice cream.

I love when a silly comment about ice cream sparks a semantic disagreement then concludes with faux politeness. Ah isn’t the internet glorious.

Cheers for the laugh, Mr Noodle.

“I would prefer that the Legislature would leave Salt Lake City’s control of Salt Lake City streets up to Salt Lake City,” said Utah Rail Passengers Association executive director Mike Christensen.

What a sentiment to legislate against. Imagine if children asked at the dinner table to be in charge of tidying their own rooms only to be denied by the parents.

As if the state doesn’t have enough to do. Micromanaging looneys they must be.

That’s how you interpreted my comment? Perhaps it was my use of ‘you’ whereas I may have written ‘a person’? It was meant more as a royal you than a specific you.

I didn’t suggest anyone ‘buy more equipment’. I answered that I would use a funny bowl.

Right, well I wasn’t trying to convince you to switch only answering the question. Enjoy what you have as it please you.

New concept for me. I’ve just left it out on the counter before for someone that prefers it softened.

Do you find the softening consistent all throughout? Might give this a go next time a softer serve is needed.

Can’t say it’s a problem I encounter, but I might opt for one of them double wall bowls that you can freeze to prevent the melting altogether.

Forks with ice cream. Seemed stupid, tried it out, converted.

Glad to see the local authority upped the game by repainting a crosswalk the following day. That’ll stop the next SUV.

Not that they need to be stopped apparently:

But, of course, the police have already exonerated the driver

I would be happier if Tim Tams were included with this agreement.

Yes, but the all new 2028 Ford Mustang Mach-E comes with a HEPA cabin filter and racing tires guaranteed to last half the time they would on a Corolla. You can take advantage now of Ford’s More Than You Can Afford Event, and get yourself into a Mustang with Always-Low* payments across a 12² month term!

~* Always-Low payments subject to increase; does not include seven nigh mandatory monthly subscriptions~

There was a website many years ago that when opened, it looked like an online retailer in Germany for all sorts of things, similar to Walmart. When you scrolled around it would behave as you’d expect, but once you left it alone for half a minute or so, suddenly every element of the page became a Rube Goldberg machine.

A stack of pots and pans or something would fall down to the next row and send something hurtling across the screen, on and on, with the page moving up and down as needed. I wish I’d had the thought to record somehow it at the time. Only other thing I’ve seen like it was an old Google Chrome commercial on YouTube that used the whole page and not just the video player.

I’ve looked a few times for some hint of what I remember, but it might only live in the archive of my memories now.

“So does your baby, maybe you should trade him in for a Prius”

I blame Santa.

If that guy would stop being so jolly and load the naughties up with the coal they deserve, supply would plummet, prices would skyrocket, and it wouldn’t be a viable energy source why longer.