But even before bike sharing schemes started to spread, there was an emerging consensus among transport wonks that mandatory helmet laws did more harm by scaring people off bikes (and therefore into cars, which are much more dangerous) than good by preventing head injuries among cyclists. And they seem to completely kill bike sharing schemes, because they make it impossible to pick up a bike without having planned ahead and carrying a helmet around all day. That link above makes the point a lot more comprehensively, but this is the basic idea. It’s all about the trade-offs….

I suspect that a lot of the HDR pictures are actually taken by the realtors themselves. Increasing the dynamic range and saturation somewhat do make a lot of exterior shots look more inviting, and it’s a classic inexperienced-photographer mistake to just push that too far. It’s also very common for people to think they can do the photography themselves because my camera costs less than using me 4 times, but without the investment of time to learn how to do it well it’s a false economy. Ironic given that most realtors would probably say that about for sale by owner transactions….

Also, lately I’ve noticed a trend of HDR pictures in real estate listings (presumably taken with iPhones). Ugh! A total turn-off. I can’t believe realtors are suggesting/approving those.

And somehow, even though I had already thought through these peoples’ situation hypothetically, it hurts more when you present some real human beings going through it. I guess that’s part of how to spread compassion – everyone cares more about real individuals than hypothetical characters & situations.

I hope the future TV show is at least of the “Look at how incomprehensibly awful the past was” variety.