I don't know if you read The Hairpin. But if you don't, and you like cool, weird things on the internet, you probably should. More specifically, The Hairpin's series "The Best Time I..." which is a collection of stories where something terrible or weird or awkward happened to the author (personal favorite: "The Best Time [...]

Capital Helmetshare: The rides used by Capital Bikeshare are sturdy and slow as a tank, but that doesn't mean they can't crash—and if they do, your head's just as vulnerable as it would be if you crashed Adrian Fenty's Colnago. So DDOT is giving out helmets to go along with the bikes. Like the bicycles and [...]

Full story at CNN.
I have no words; how utterly devastating.
Another tragic testament to wearing helmets, and one I hate to add to this issue's stories.

or at least he tells Brightest Young Things.
That's right: The guy that we put on our cover story about helmet use last week has been located. You remember him—he's the guy that we photographed from the rear, on a blue bike. Carrying a helmet—not on his head, but rather around the hip area. We posed [...]