The Conversation Published: June 14, 2023 11.44am AEST
Sarah Collyer
Research Associate, Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
Mark Limb
Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning, Queensland University of Technology
Yet another study showing what we all ready knew.However, our study found cyclists wearing helmets or safety vests are more likely to be perceived as “less human” than those not wearing safety gear. Around 30% of respondents also perceived cyclists to be less than fully human.
Snobbie summed it up best in Ridiculing You In Order To Save You
Citation:we shouldn’t need a study to tell us that society determined to keep cycling and cyclists down by subjecting us to endless “safety” messaging[,] forced helmet fittings and making sure we always look and act as dorky as possible so that we remain targets for bullies:
Mark Limb, Sarah Collyer, 2023
The effect of safety attire on perceptions of cyclist dehumanisation,
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour,
Volume 95,
Pages 494-509,
ISSN 1369-8478,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.05.008.