Helmet-Wearers Officially Named an Endangered Species
Texas A&M University is well-regarded for its diverse transportation ecosystem. The sprawling campus is home to a wide array of pedestrians, bus riders, cyclists, scooter riders and more that migrate across campus on a daily basis. However, leading transportation ecologists have noticed a concerning trend in transportation diversity over the past few years: helmeted groups are dwindling.
The helmet-wearing variants of the transportation population are a vital part of the university ecosystem. Like many other organisms in the micromobility group, they inhabit narrow bike lanes (where they fall prey to buses and cars) and sidewalks (where they themselves prey on pedestrians).
Despite efforts to protect the rapid decline of the individuals, such as the recent expansion of bike lanes, the helmeted trait within each species continues to plummet.
“This trend is truly puzzling as helmet-wearing results in, by all accounts, more well-adapted individuals,” said transport ecology expert Dr. Martin Segwei. “They are more resistant to harm than other groups owing to their protective shells, resulting in better overall outcomes such as avoiding devastating injury and remaining alive.”
Leaders in the field suspect that a so-called lack of “coolness factor” has caused these groups to dwindle.
“Wearing a helmet makes me look like a scrub,” said one scooter rider. “Sure, I would be more likely to get to class safely if I wore one, but I would look slightly less nonchalant. That is a price I am not willing to pay.”
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