On: Evaluation of New Zealand’s bicycle helmet law (20...

[Mithaldu]

You're overlooking one thing: The less cyclists are on the road the less car drivers will be used to their presence and on the lookout for them. This is the danger caused indirectly by helmet laws.

[thedragonaut → Mithaldu]

I was arguing that there wasn't a shift away from cycling due to helmet laws - but a shift toward driving due to other (largely economic) factors.

Of course, I agree that if "less cyclists are on the road the less car drivers will be used to their presence and on the lookout for them."